In Jared Sexton’s 2009 article “The Ruse of Engagement,” the author analyzes the film Training Day (2001) through a theoretical lens of anti-Blackness. According to Sexton, what is the relationship between anti-Blackness and the portrayal of Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington’s character) in the film? Please describe this relationship in 170 words and reference one of the scenes Sexton describes to back up his claim.
In Jared Sexton’s 2009 article “The Ruse of Engagement,” the author analyzes the film Training Day (2001) through a theoretical lens of anti-Blackness. According to Sexton, what is the relationship between anti-Blackness and the portrayal of Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington’s character) in the film? Please describe this relationship in 170 words and reference one of the scenes Sexton describes to back up his claim.
In Christina Aushana’s (2019) article, “Seeing Police: Cinematic Training and the Scripting of Police Vision,” the author describes the material and politics stakes when Training Day (2001) is used as a training film in the police academy, calling this relationship “precarious cinema.” In 170 words, please describe her argument about this “precarious cinema” and its relationship to policing.
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