DR. ARTEL  GREAT is  an  Independent   Spirit   Award-nominated   filmmaker,   author,         Black  cinema  scholar  &  one  of America's  leading  authorities on  race and popular culture. 

 

He  is  an  Endowed  Professor  &  Cultural  Critic  specializing  in  a  range of topics that  include:

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• Black  Cinema  &  Visual Culture

• Hollywood  Film History  &  Politics

• Comedy  &  American Television

• Sports,  Race  &  Society

• Black  Thought  &  Social Movements

• Hip-Hop  Culture, Fashion  &  Politics