Explain Fregoso’s multiple critiques of American Me, and, with specific references to Olmos’ film, elucidate where and why you do or do not agree with her criticisms.

African American Cinema Tues 4/12: Patricia Hill Collins Black Feminist Thought (72-84)

Viewing Response Question:

You have two options for this response. Either select a scene and analyze and explain (with particular attention to the film’s formal elements) how that scene communicates the role of queer sexuality in the space Chiron inhabits, or choose a scene that challenges or re-envisions popular conceptions of gay men and explain and analyze how the film creates this reimagining.

Week 14: Latina/o/x Cinema Tues 4/19: Rosa Linda Fregoso The Bronze Screen (122-134)
Thurs 4/21: American Me Due: Viewing Response

Viewing Response Question:

Explain Fregoso’s multiple critiques of American Me, and, with specific references to Olmos’ film, elucidate where and why you do or do not agree with her criticisms.

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