A screening of the film "The Help" will be held as part of the "Media, Manipulation, and Demise of Public Discourse" cinema course at Penn State Schuylkill.

This non-credit course is $30 for community members, and free for faculty and staff members (code included in the campus newsletter).

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"The Help" is a drama set in 1960 Mississippi. The film introduces us to Skeeter Phelan (Emma Stone), a journalist documenting the experiences of African-American domestic workers and the racism encountered within the households they worked. An important film highlighting racial injustice from the lens of an unbiased journalist, it also received several accolades. Octavia Spencer was honored with the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. The film also earned nominations in categories including Best Picture, Best Actress (Viola Davis), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Tate Taylor).