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Blindspotting And Covid: The Gentrification Of Racism, Ashley Starr-Morris
Blindspotting And Covid: The Gentrification Of Racism, Ashley Starr-Morris
Journal of Religion & Film
The novel Coronavirus is not only exposing old patterns of racism and systemic inequalities, but deepening them as well. The notion of blindspotting, as described in the film by the same name, is used to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the “spiritual emergency” or crisis of racism in America. "Blindspotting" is an image or situation that can be interpreted in two ways but is understood by some in only one way, thereby producing a blind spot. In 2020 and 2021, we see segments of American society, from politics to white Christian nationalism, upholding a sacred canopy of exceptionalism by …
Who We Are: A Chronicle Of Racism In America, John C. Lyden
Who We Are: A Chronicle Of Racism In America, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2021), directed by Emily Kunstler.
The Sleeping Negro, William L. Blizek
The Sleeping Negro, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of The Sleeping Negro (2021), directed by Skinner Meyers.
End Of The Line: The Women Of Standing Rock, Gary Saul
End Of The Line: The Women Of Standing Rock, Gary Saul
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock (2021), directed by Shannon Kring.
This Is The Way We Rise, Michele M. Desmarais
This Is The Way We Rise, Michele M. Desmarais
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of the short film, This Is the Way We Rise (2019), directed by Ciara Lacy.