Category: atlanta

+

+ atlanta, donald glover, race, whiteness

The System of Whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps”: Part II

by

In a last post, I started looking at the system of whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps,” specifically at the ways that Loquareeous’s guidance counselor at school and the social worker who takes him away from his mother work within the system of whiteness to impact Loquareeous. Today, I want to continue with that discussion, looking a little more at Loquareeous’s “disruption” in class that sparks … Read More The System of Whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps”: Part II

+

+ atlanta, donald glover, race, whiteness

The System of Whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps”: Part I

by

In a recent post, I looked at the illusion of whiteness in the opening scene of Atlanta’s “Three Slaps.” I delved into how the white character on the lake talks about the inaccessibility and accessibility of whiteness, and discussed Michael Collins’ feelings of comfort in the illusion of his closeness to whiteness in Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan’s Deathlok. Today, I want to continue looking at … Read More The System of Whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps”: Part I

+ atlanta, comics, deathlok, three slaps

The Illusion of Whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps”

by

Recently, we’ve been reading and discussing Greg Anderson Elysée’s Is’Nana The Were-Spider in my “Monsters, Race, and Comics” course. Over the course of the semester so far, I have referenced “Three Slaps,” the first episode of Atlanta season 3. I’ve referred to this episode specifically because it, and the series as a whole, addresses a myriad of concepts and themes that we have been covering throughout the class. … Read More The Illusion of Whiteness in Atlanta’s “Three Slaps”

Archive
Follow me on Twitter

Blog at WordPress.com.