Let's talk a little about the representation of social sciences, race & mental illness in Midsommar.
In short, it's an effective & impressive horror film, but replicates familiar ethical problems in storytelling
Spoilers ahead, but I'll keep them to a minimum. #BadSciFilmpic.twitter.com/1DXW1k71Fd
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Films reproduce stereotypes about science that have real world implications for the public. One of these is who gets to be seen as a scientist (usually White men). Another is a distortion of what science involves In Midsommar, social scientists are men who do whatever they wantpic.twitter.com/JTwD2BfVMj
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On surface, Midsommar attempts to be progressive by having a Black male anthropologist, Josh (William Jackson Harper), as the expert, whose research propels the plot. He's interested in researching a closed community in Sweden. But his race is dangerously ignored.
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#POC in science cannot ignore race dynamics in their work. That a Black *student* willfully goes into an all-White, remote community and stays after witnessing intra-group violence is what happens when 'I don't see colour' logic leads to further racism.#BadSciFilmpic.twitter.com/CpN1CL4vFw2 replies 4 retweets 17 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @OtherSociology
Stephanie 'Semi-Law School Hiatus' Tran Retweeted Stephanie 'Semi-Law School Hiatus' Tran
called it when the trailer first came outhttps://twitter.com/YouAndYourEgo/status/1102972127181852673?s=19 …
Stephanie 'Semi-Law School Hiatus' Tran added,
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You know Chidi wouldn't have even contemplated going! He would've reported them all to the ethics committee. Josh should've taken Chidi's moral philosophy classes as an elective in undergrad.pic.twitter.com/QMkWLeraXU
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