In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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The Court Jester
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Sarah's mom, Beth Greenfeld, is back to talk about 1955 film The Court Jester! Join us as we delve into the history of fools and jesters, the political challenges of infant monarchs, and how this film has better-developed women characters than many movies released in the 21st-century. CW: Discussion of some potential issues of ableism in the film Learn more about the global history of jesters in Beatrice K. Otto’s Fools Are Everywhere: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3615397.html. Social Media: Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: media.evalpod@gmail.com Find Beth on Twitter @bethg20904 Rate, review, and subscribe!
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Sarah's mom, Beth Greenfeld, is back to talk about 1955 film The Court Jester! Join us as we delve into the history of fools and jesters, the political challenges of infant monarchs, and how this film has better-developed women characters than many movies released in the 21st-century. CW: Discussion of some potential issues of ableism in the film Learn more about the global history of jesters in Beatrice K. Otto’s Fools Are Everywhere: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3615397.html. Social Media: Twitter @mediaevalpod E-mail: media.evalpod@gmail.com Find Beth on Twitter @bethg20904 Rate, review, and subscribe!
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