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This month we discuss the role of censorship in filmmaking, starting off with Oscar Micheaux’s seminal work, Within Our Gates.  What kind of art were black filmmakers producing at this early period in film history?  What were the effects of censorship, internal or external, on “race films” like this one?  Why are silent films so prone to working with character archetypes? 

Sources

The Cinephiliac: https://thecinephiliac.com/2014/02/11/the-symbol-of-the-unconquered-1920-body-and-soul-1925-and-colorism/

Kanopy.com: search “Within Our Gates”

Micheaux Mission: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micheaux-mission/id1080024347

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