Cinema, Race, and Justice: A Qualitative Analysis of Selected Themes.

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine 7 different crime and justice films and provide a content analysis incorporating restorative justice and peacemaking perspectives. The 7 films examined in this study included <em>12 Angry Men</em>, <em>A Family Thing</em>, <em>American History X</em>, <em>American Me</em>, <em>Crash</em>, <em>Shawshank Redemption</em>, and <em>Traffic</em>. The researcher examined the films and used content analysis to examine the behaviors and actions of the characters. The films were examined using 5 different analytical themes: "embracing change", "second chances", "hope", "connectedness", and "becoming more human". The current study found the 7 films examined all displayed both restorative justice and peacemaking perspectives.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Thompson, Katherine Clay

• and Peacemaking
• Restorative Justice
• Race
• Films
• Arts and Humanities
• Communication
• Film and Media Studies
• Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2109

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3470