Monday, January 21, 2019
1:15 PM (ET)
Olin 104
Event Type
Film/Movie
Department
MLK Day Planning Committee
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=38341
Boots Riley’s 2018 film takes code-switching to a new level as an
African American telemarketer finds stunning success, and ultimately a
moral dilemma, when he develops a new style of sales pitch. A screening is followed by a discussion examining the film’s portrayal
of worker activism and (plot-twisting) relationship to Martin Luther
King Jr., its anti-capitalist stances, and its portrayal of
code-switching for people of color. (2018, 111 min.) FMI 207-786-6400 or bates.edu/mlk (after Dec. 21).