The Myth of Wakanda: How Hollywood Distorts the Legacy of Colonialism

Tags: Media and Culture, Poverty, World History

10/19/2020 Lipton Matthews

The film Black Panther offered an attractive view of an African nation untouched by slavery or colonialism. Unfortunately, the film offers a rather dubious counterfactual.

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Original Article: “The Myth of Wakanda: How Hollywood Distorts the Legacy of Colonialism“.

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