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Candyman Candyman Candy- Nevermind!


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We are treating you all with a longer episode today as Sam and Crystal reflect on the original 1992 Candyman! They discuss the real life and fictional inspirations behind the film as well as examine the treatment of women and Black people in horror.

Segregation Reading Recommendation: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Sources

  • https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cabrini-Green
  • Human Rights Watch Report: https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports98/police/uspo54.htm
  • Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror Documentary: https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/horror-noire-a-history-of-black-horror/e650978256281a67
  • Bibliography

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    Ba, B. A., Knox, D., Mummolo, J., & Rivera, R. (2021). The role of officer race and gender in police-civilian interactions in Chicago. Science, 371(6530), 696–702. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd8694

    Bleakley, P. (2019). A Thin-Slice of Institutionalised PoliceBrutality: A Tradition of Excessive Force in the Chicago Police Department. Criminal Law Forum, 30(4), 425–449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-019-09378-6

    Christiani, L. (2020). Intersectional stereotyping in policing: An analysis of traffic stop outcomes. Politics, Groups, and Identities, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2020.1748064

    Gross, K. N. (2018). Policing Black Women’s and Black Girls’ Bodies in the Carceral United States. Souls, 20(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10999949.2018.1520058

    Richie, B. E. (2000). A Black Feminist Reflection on the Antiviolence Movement. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 25(4), 1133–1137. https://doi.org/10.1086/495533

    Ritchie, A. J. (2017). Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color. Beacon Press.

    Shielded from Justice: Chicago: Incidents. (n.d.). Retrieved August 5, 2021, from https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports98/police/uspo54.htm

    Voigt, R., Camp, N. P., Prabhakaran, V., Hamilton, W. L., Hetey, R. C., Griffiths, C. M., Jurgens, D., Jurafsky, D., & Eberhardt, J. L. (2017). Language from police body camera footage shows racial disparities in officer respect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(25), 6521–6526. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1702413114

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