Boyz n the Hood. How and Why Does the Black Filmmaker Depict an Immensely Troubled Picture of African Americans?

Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1.3, University of Würzburg, course: American Poverty, language: English, abstract: One of the first films that gave a vivid insight into black poverty was "Boyz n the Hood". Set and filmed in South Central Los Angeles, California, the 1991 drama film depicts many negative stereotypes that surround – mostly youn...