Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

In the following blog post I evaluate two different academic journals dealign with the repression of black culture and recognition.

I found two articles dealing with or somewhat related to my controversy of the lack of black recognition in a modern world. The first one was from JSTOR.

Envisioning Freedom: Cinema and the Building of Modern Black Life

What is the purpose?

The purpose of this article is to chronicle how cinema helped bring the idea of a modern african american culture and person. Starting from the very first release of cinema with a black actor in it. This article is very good at taking an objective look at the rise of African Americans within the entertainment industry.

How and where was it published?

This article was published in Film Quarterly Journal, owned by the University of California Press, in the spring of 2014.

What kinds of sources does it cite?

Longo, Regina, ScreenShot taken by Dylan Cotter 9/3/2015, Public Domain Usage.

This article sources other academic journals such as The negro in American Film but also exhibits like “The Two Public Spaces of a Moviegoing Capital: Race and the History of Film Exhibition in Washington, D.C.,”.

Who is the author?

The author is Regina Longo, a PhD professor at the University of California Santa Barbara. She specializes in history of film and even works at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Who is it's intended audience?

Since the date of publication is very recent, the intended audience would most likely be people who are looking into the history of black oppression in areas other than slavery. Also those who are interested in film history as the inclusion of black actors in film was a hugely debated topic, even to go as far as to be banned since the lighting changes to accommodate darker skin would cost to much.

How did I find it?

I found this article by searching JSTOR with the keywords "black" "oppression" and "cinema"

Article 2:

The Idea of Black Culture

What is the purpose?
The purpose of this article is to examine the idea of there being a "black culture" in america and around the world. The article examines peoples idea of black culture and also if there actually is such a thing as a black culture or if it is just made up by the media and black peoples portrayal in the media.

How and where was it published?

This article was published by Michigan State university press in the winter of 2006.

What Kind of sources does it cite?

This source cites other sources such as The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois, and Black Skin White Masks, by Fanon F.

Who is the author?

Hortense J. Spillers is a professor in the english department at Vanderbilt University. She has taught in the US for over three decades now. She lists that her current research interests are the idea of black culture and also women in early Republican formations/

Who is the intended audience?

This paper discusses the idea of a "black culture" and examines its roots through history and the modern era. So the intended audience would be one that is interested in the history of a black culture and how the idea of a stereotype of a black culture has come up.

How did I find it?

I found this by searching JSTOR with the keywords "black" "culture"