#OscarMustFall: On Refusing to Give Power to Unjust Definitions of “Merit”

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Abstract

#OscarMustFall calls upon film critics, distributors, educators, exhibitors, and makers to recognize that the Oscars’ definition of “merit” hides unfair advantages and unearned privileged to disempower and delegitimize the not-White and not-Western perspectives needed for a world in crisis.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalJump Cut
Volume61
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • film and media studies
  • awards
  • racism
  • sexism
  • neopitism
  • privilège
  • colonialism
  • diversity
  • hollywood

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