Título: | BLACK FRAME: ANALYZING THE FRAMES OF BLACK WOMANHOOD IN A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA | ||||||||||||
Autor: |
ANA ANGEL DA CONCEICAO CABRAL |
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Colaborador(es): |
TATIANA OLIVEIRA SICILIANO - Orientador |
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Catalogação: | 23/MAI/2025 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
Notas: |
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Referência(s): |
[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=70578&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=70578&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.70578 | ||||||||||||
Resumo: | |||||||||||||
This study aims to present a concise discussion on the representation of
Blackness, with a particular focus on Black women, using the short documentary A
Love Song for Latasha (2019), directed by Sophia Nahli Allison, as the object of
analysis. The examination of the film centers on the director s approach to
constructing a perspective that directs the gaze toward the subjectivity of Latasha
Harlins, who was fatally shot in 1991, without resorting to the reductionist
discourses commonly associated with Black women s bodies in mainstream media.
In this context, the concept of the Black Frame pertains to the ways in which the
Black body is framed on screen, its expressive and aesthetic compositions, and the
symbolism it evokes- elements that this study seeks to analyze through selected
frames from the film. An interdisciplinary approach will be adopted, incorporating
the concept of representation from British cultural studies, cinematographic
theories, and critical race theory. This research is grounded in the premise that the
film about Latasha establishes a renewed perspective on local Black history by
employing testimonies-rooted in real events-to introduce new interpretations of
a body previously recognized solely through the brutality of her death. Additionally,
the study aims to explore the significance of new avenues for reconstructing the
memories of Black individuals, whose historical narratives have long been confined
to statistics on slavery or the incarcerated population.
The findings underscore the necessity for an ongoing transformation in the
representation of marginalized groups, as a means of preventing bodies from being
confined to aesthetic reductions. A viable approach to achieving this objective
involves fostering and sustaining spaces that accommodate the diversity of
perspectives and identities that shape these narratives.
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