Beyond Representation: Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther (2018) as a Womanist Text
Beyond Representation: Disney/Marvel’s BLACK PANTHER as a Womanist Text
Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther (Coogler, 2018) is touted as a cultural phenomenon for its predominately Black cast and crew and its portrayal of Blackness and Africa in progressive and noble ways. However, Black Panther’s demonstration of Alice Walker’s Womanism tenets bears deeper examination. The superhero movie Black Panther is relevant culturally and scholarly, not only because it broke domestic and international box office records, nor because a predominately Black cast and crew led these achievements, but because these firsts are achieved through a film driven by strong themes of Womanism.
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