Volume 18, No. 5, 2021
Representation Of Race Relations In Bigelow’s Movie, Detroit With Regard To Black Lives Matter From The Viewpoint Of Critical Race Theory
Yasin Danish , Dr. Muhammad Shakil ur Rehman , Syeda Mahnoor Saeed
Abstract
The study aims to present the debate on the movie, Detroit ( 2013)directed by Kathryn Bigelow in light of the theoretical framework used- Critical Race Theory(CRT) by Richard Delgado. CRT is a theoretical framework in the social sciences that examines society and culture, therefore, the theory in the context of the selected movie will be applied to unfold the rampant racism and marginalization of Back community in America. The study will help support the slogan of Black Lives Matter as its major contention to highlight factors and causes that lead to violation of equality of human rights. To challenge the rampant institutional racism that causes marginality of Black people treated them as an inferior being and the white people as the superior being, is one of the objectives of the study in hand. The racial mounting discrimination is the biggest challenge, which is amazingly dramatized through magnificent performances of key characters in the movies, to a peaceful co-existence in the modern democratic world of human rights based on human dignity and equality.
Pages: 2501-2511
Keywords: Detroit, racism, marginalization, black lives matter, Critical race theory.