Booker T. Mattison, His film Bosniak screened at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival Thursday Oct 10th at 3:15p and at the Hampton University Film Festival, Hampton, VA Nov. 12th. https://morehousefilmfest2019.eventive.org/schedule/bosniak-5d642379a4500d0029a0429c.
Abstract: Written for the theoretical section of this edited book, this chapter maps the conceptual terrain for the concept of “transcultural subjectivity.” It offers new insights into thinking about the idea, practice and constructed personhood in contemporary global media forms in post-colonial contexts. It draws on the literature of post-colonial studies, transnational media studies and […]
Abstract: This essay considers the American heroine as portrayed in life and death on the pages of newspapers and magazines. Journalists use, and sometimes misuse, the term “hero” as a type of news frame, a tradition of highlighting extraordinary feats of individuals. In the United States, journalistic references to heroism both increased and evolved as […]