Presentation Thesis

Remember the Titans reflects and reproduces the cultural ideology that sports – especially football – are an exclusive, male-dominated arena.  The film accomplishes this by repeatedly portraying images of traditional masculinity – images of father figures, aggressiveness and anger, and homophobia, for instance – and by marginalizing female characters who attempt to invade the male-dominated field. The film also asserts that the bonds of masculinity and brotherhood that are forged on the field of play are strong enough to bridge even the widest cultural, political, and racial chasms.