Subtitle: Dope

The following paper outline synthesizes critical analysis of the film’s themes of racial identity, subcultural geeks, and the subversion of stereotypes.

: Malcolm and his friends Jib and Diggy are "defiant counterstereotypes" who play in a punk band and reject the typical jock/gangster personas expected of them in their neighborhood. subtitle Dope

I. Introduction

: Set in "The Bottoms" of Inglewood, California, Dope follows Malcolm, a straight-A "geek" obsessed with 1990s hip-hop culture, as he navigates high school while accidentally coming into possession of a large supply of MDMA. The following paper outline synthesizes critical analysis of