1. Student's full name: Ta Hong Linh 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: February 24, 1997
4. Place of birth: Phu Tho
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2705/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 24, 2020 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
7. Thesis topic: Black identity in Get Out (2017) and Us (2019) by director Jordan Peele
8. Major: Theory, history of cinema and television; Code: 8210232.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang, Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis Black Identity in Get Out (2017) and US (2019) by director Jordan Peele aims to clarify: Black identity is constructed in the two films from fields such as culture, socio-historical context, power, ethnic consciousness, etc., while recognizing the prominent elements in terms of narrative and cinematic language of the two films that clearly depict black identity.
The thesis combines the approach of film narrative and film semiotics with interdisciplinary research methods such as cultural studies and anthropology. The theoretical foundation for the thesis is the theory of ethnic identity. In this thesis, identity is viewed in both stable characteristics and the construction process. The operations of comparison, contrast, analysis and synthesis will be applied in the process of developing the thesis.
First, the thesis points out that the two concepts of race and ethnicity should not be identified even though they have many similarities. Black people in the United States can be considered as an ethnic group. And their identity is influenced by their African origin and their current living environment, which is the United States. Next, the thesis analyzes the denial of identity as the cause of violence among African Americans. This action is like a form of identity search. The racial problem in the United States has been affirmed by many researchers to exist as the DNA of the nation, so it cannot be easily solved. However, it is not impossible to reconcile. Finally, the thesis gives a different view of the African American group who are still considered as outsiders in the country they live in. On the one hand, they still retain the cultural habits of Africans, on the other hand, they change to adapt to the new living environment.
The process of constructing and affirming black identity in America is like integration but not dissolution. This shows the hopelessness of establishing a complete system of racism. Moreover, it affirms the multidimensionality of identity. It is not a static element but always in motion based on the inherent foundation.
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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Ta Hong Linh 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: February 24, 1997 4. Place of birth: Phu Tho
5. Admission decision number: 2705/2020/QD-XHNV signed by VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities's Academic Director; Dated December 24, 2020
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: Black Identity in Get Out (2017) and Us (2019) by Jordan Peele
8. Major: Theory and history of film and television 9. Code: 8210232.01
10. Supervisors: Ph.D Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang; Faculty of Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis of Black Identity in Get Out (2017) and US (2019) by Jordan Peele are aimed to clarify: Black identity is constructed in two films based on the societal force such as culture, social situations - history, power, value of a race, etc., and at the same time recognize the outstanding elements in terms of narrative and visual language of both films that clearly have portrayed the identity of black people.
The thesis combines the cinematic narrative approach, cinematic semiotics with interdisciplinary research methods such as culturology, anthropology. The basic principles of the position of the thesis is the theory of ethnic identity. In this thesis, identity is seen in both its stable nature and in the development process. The use of comparison, collation, analysis and synthesis will be applied in the process of developing theses.
First, the thesis points out that the two concepts of race and ethnicity should not be identical even though they have many similarities. Black people in America can be seen as an ethnic group. And their identity is influenced by their African origins with their current habitat in the United States. Next, the thesis analyzes identity as not the cause of violence among Americans with African origin. This acts as a form of identity tracing. The issue of race in the US has been confirmed by many researchers to exist like the nation's DNA and therefore cannot be easily solved. Even so, it is not without the possibility of reconciliation. Finally, the thesis gives a different perspective on the group of African Americans who are still considered aliens in the country they live in. On the one hand, they still keep the cultural habits of Africans and on the other hand, change them to fit the new living environment.
The process of creating and confirming the identity of black people in America is like the motto “integration but not dissolution”. This shows the hopelessness of fully establishing the racist regime. In addition, it affirms the multidimensionality of identity. This is not a static feature, but always moves on base on an inherent foundation.
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