Social injustice

“Violence” in its general sense and use is meant to communicate an image of physicality. However, as maintained by John Galtung in this sense it is “avoidable impairment of fundamental human needs or human life, which lowers the actual degree to which someone is able to meet their needs below that which would otherwise be…

As racial inequality and injustice prevail throughout American culture, the lack of and far too often, misrepresentation of people of color (PoC) and other minority groups, is perpetuated in American cinema. Studies have observed such lack of color across popular American films and TV shows, the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg (IDEA) found…

Introduction Lynching is the act of a mob killing a person for alleged offense(s) with or without a legal trial [ CITATION Dor04 \ 1033]. The video Ida Wells Her Great Passion for Justice Anti- Lynching Crusader demonstrates how she contributed to anti-lynching movement through Dyer Bill. The Dyer Bill was a foundation that exposed…

The 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird is an adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel of the same name. Lee, as a character, mirrors Scout in a traditional bildungsroman story, enabling the examination of racism and social injustice through the viewpoint of a young girl who directly encounters these problems from her own unique vantage point….

“The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collin’s highly praised dystopian novel for young adults, depicts the oppressive rule of Panem. Each year, this regime forces twenty-four children to participate in a deadly televised combat. The narrative revolves around Katniss Everdeen, the main character who struggles with survival amidst the hardships of being a tribute in the games….

Documentaries have been made for different reasons throughout the history of film, including propaganda, exposing corruption, and providing information. However, they all share a common goal of influencing the audience’s perspective. Filmmakers typically establish a bias that viewers tend to align with, regardless of the specific purpose of the documentary. Despite using various techniques, each…

Based on the novel Notes from Underground Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky, readers ought to interpret the Underground Man in many different ways. For example, many people perceive the author as the victim of social injustice while others think of him as an individual with a higher intelligence who has diagnosed inherent problems in modern society…

Gary Watson presents a moral predicament currently in the social justice system, particularly relating to social injustice. On one hand, if the state unjustly treats the dispossessed, then this would undermine the justice of punishing criminals. On the other hand, if the state fails to convict and punish criminals among the dispossessed, then the peoples’…