The cinema and media are one of the means by which scholars study society because they embody the struggles, aspirations, and beliefs of the people. This research will involve the use of discourse analysis as a tool for ...

Gli Stati Uniti sono stati a lungo caratterizzati da una forte divisione razziale, secondo la quale i bianchi erano superiori ai non-bianchi. Per questo motivo, molti neri dalla pelle chiara hanno praticato il ‘passing’, ...

My final dissertation puts into dialogue two novels, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, focusing on their way of addressing the topics of self-identity and relationship with society in ...

Retracing its history from the origins to the contemporary age, this thesis explores the evolution of walking and analyzes its transformation into backpacking and hiking in the context of global tourism, with a specific ...

The aim of this thesis is exploring four contemporary Black Horror films in which African American filmmakers reinvent 20th century horror stereotypes of Blackness, to address an active critique of the “Post - Racial” ...

This thesis delves into the transformative journey of racial systems specific to the Black experience in the United States and its intricate interplay with gender through a comparative study of two literary works, a slave ...

“BLACKkKLANSAM”, il nuovo film di Spike Lee, ha gettato una luce ironica sul Ku Klux Klan, riuscendo a ridicolizzare le idee e le convinzioni sulle quali il Klan si fonda, definendo gli affiliati al clan come persone rozze ...

This thesis delves into how contemporary biopics illuminate the profound contributions of black jazz musicians, specifically Bessie Smith and Miles Davis, to American society. By examining their lives and artistic endeavors ...

My thesis focuses on the figure of Sarah Breedlove – also known as Madam C.J. Walker -, on her entrepreneurial skills, and her interest in creating an idea of black beauty and black aesthetics. I will first provide a ...

Questa tesi è una studio sulla rappresentazione delle donne lavoratrici statunitensi di classe borghese durante gli anni Cinquanta. Verranno analizzati sia documenti contemporanei che successivi al periodo preso in ...