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New Study Critiques Racism in Animated Oscar Films

1/11/2026

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  • Three professors, Natalie Khazaal, Ellen Gorsevski, and Tobias Linné, published Media Analysis of Racism and Speciesism (MARS), a study analyzing racism and speciesism in Oscar-nominated animated films.
  • They critique Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse for perpetuating stereotypes, noting A Goofy Movie uplifts Black culture.
  • The MARS test provides questions for viewers to assess these issues in films.
  • The analysis discusses immigration and capitalism, especially in the 2021 film Luca.