Slavery pertains to the woeful history of America as a calculated and colossal example of man’s inhumanity. It is a grievous monument, full of hatred and brutality, about which stories emerged early. The slave history of America has produced various narratives. In this paper I will analyse the novel “12 years a slave” and its film adaption with regard to the theory of intersectionality.
I will examine two different responses to the idea of representing the brutal behaviour of human beings bought, sold and used up like property in literature and film. In my analysis I will make use of Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality and its constituents such as race, gender, ethnicity and class, which are defining dimensions of inequality in this context. The primary aim is to examine how various axes of the term construct one another and how inequalities are articulated and connected with differences between human beings. This will be done by illustrating the multidimensional character of the various axis of the intersectional perspective.
Content
1 Introduction
2 Intersectionality
2.1 Constituent Parts of Intersectionality
2.1.1 A Definition - Inter-sectional-ity
2.1.2 Historical Background of Intersectionality
2.1 . 3 Class, Race, Ethnicity and Gender
3 12 years a slave
3.1 Historical background of 12 years a slave
3.1 . 1 The American Pre - Civil War
4 12 years a slave – The Narrative of Solomon Northup
4.1 Deploying intersectionality
4.1.1 Mistress Epps – the green-eyed monster
4.1.2 Patsey – the helpless bondwoman
4.1 . 3 From white to black; from men to women and back - Bringing it together
5 12 years a slave – The Film
5.1 Film style
5.2 Music and Sound
5.3 Camera Work
5.3 . 1 The whipping 22
5.4 Editing
5.5 Art Direction
6 Conclusion: From Truthful Novel to Emotional Film
7 Works cited
- Citation du texte
- Janine Bergmeir (Auteur), 2016, How intersectionality is deployed in "12 years a slave", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/453346
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