Film Screening and Discussion: "Black Girl" (Dir. Ousmane Sembène, 1966)

Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Van Metre Hall, George Mason University, Auditorium Room 134

Carter School Fall 2023 Peace Week

Fall 2023 Peace Week! Fall 2023 Peace Week will be held September 18th through September 22nd. The Carter School Fall 2023 Peace Week titled Building Peace in Partnership.

Presented by: The Narrative Transformation LabJoin The Narrative Transformation Lab for a screening of "Black Girl" (run time: 55 minutes), a 1966 film directed by acclaimed Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène. Following the screening, TNT Lab members will guide the audience in a narrative plotting of the film's peace and conflict themes, focusing on how story elements such as plot, character, pacing, and imagery shape our understanding of the struggle at the heart of the film. About "Black Girl" "Black Girl" follows Diouana, a Senegalese woman who is employed by a French couple to care for their children. When the French family offers Diouana a job working for them on their return to France, she experiences a sudden shift in her position in the household. Highlighting themes of colonialism, racism, and personal agency, "Black Girl" challenges its viewers to grapple with the personal experience of structural violence.Panelists: Solon Simmons, TNT Lab Director, Associate Professor, Carter SchoolAudrey Williams, TNT Lab Manager, PhD student, Carter School

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