An American Nightmare: Remembered Wrongs in "12 Years a Slave"

Autor/in	Beck, Bernard
Titel	An American Nightmare: Remembered Wrongs in "12 Years a Slave"
Quelle	In: Multicultural Perspectives, 16 (2014) 3, S.148-151 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0960
DOI	10.1080/15210960.2014.905204
Schlagwörter	African American Achievement; African American History; Films; Critical Theory; Cultural Education; Personal Narratives; Social History; Slavery; Film Study; Social Justice; Racial Segregation; Didacticism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Kritische Theorie; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Erlebniserzählung; Sozialgeschichte; Sklaverei; Filmkurs; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Rassentrennung; Didaktisierung
Abstract	Sub-cultural groups that depend on a historical account to validate their thoughts and practices may need to revise and repair those accounts as changing circumstances present new issues affecting them. The year 2013 gave us three movies that dealt with racism, mobility, and political action: Lee Daniels' "The Butler," "12 Years a Slave," and "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom." All based on autobiographical accounts of the real life experiences of the authors, they present a theme of contrast between brutal oppression and benign inclusion. The pattern differs from the popular version of the American Dream, and the movies are grim, provocative documents during a period of apparent African American progress and achievement. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10