The Lessons Behind the Reel: How Black Cultural Education Affects Instances of Appropriation Across Media Platforms

The Lessons Behind the Reel: How Black Cultural Education Affects Instances of Appropriation Across Media Platforms

This study focuses on how the impact of accessibility to Black history courses and its affect on instances of appropriative content across different media platforms. A demonstration of mixed methodologies were employed through a questionnaire of around 80 people, with no specific demographic characteristics, and two interviews with experts in the field of education and history. Evidence from the questionnaire found a significant relationship between individuals who took cultural education courses and their ability to identify culturally appropriative instances in media. Participants were also asked to record their own examples and experiences with appropriative media. Through qualitative deduction in expert interviews and external research it could be concluded that attitudes towards these cultural history courses were generally positive in promoting minority education. Included in this study are topics discussing Critical Race Theory (CRT), historically responsive literacy, deficit thinking, and culturally responsive education.