Using the readings and theories discussed in class (e.g., blues-aesthetic, Pan-Africanism, oppositional gaze, redemptive softness, etc.) write a 4 pages/1,000-1,200 words critical essay analyzing one film by a black women from the class filmography.

Must include bibliography. Must use MLA format.

50 points

Filmography list

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (Van Peebles, 1971)

Coffy (Hill, 1973)

Diary of an African Nun (Dash, 1977)

Rain (Ballenger, 1978)

Your Children Come Back to You (Larkin, 1979)

Carbon Copy (Schultz, 1981)