[2025 Honorable Mention] The White Savior Trope in a “Post-Racial” Era

Authors

Gannon Camp, California State University, Monterey BayFollow

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Description

This paper explores how the media's promotion of the white savior trope, particularly following Obama's election, contributed to a false perception among Caucasians that significant racial issues had been resolved, despite evidence to the contrary.

Course and Instructor

CART 303 – Yhashika Lee

Keywords

White Savior, Post-Racial, Media

Disciplines

Film and Media Studies

Recommended Citation

Camp, Gannon, "[2025 Honorable Mention] The White Savior Trope in a “Post-Racial” Era" (2025). Ethnic Studies Research Paper Award. 24.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/esa_submissions/24