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This document provides background on the film Django Unchained and analyzes aspects of racism portrayed in the movie. It discusses the historical context of slavery and racism in the United States. It then examines examples of covert and aware racism depicted through various scenes. One character, Stephen, is highlighted as a complex figure who was a slave but exhibited hateful and traitorous behavior towards other slaves.

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Django

This document provides background on the film Django Unchained and analyzes aspects of racism portrayed in the movie. It discusses the historical context of slavery and racism in the United States. It then examines examples of covert and aware racism depicted through various scenes. One character, Stephen, is highlighted as a complex figure who was a slave but exhibited hateful and traitorous behavior towards other slaves.

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DJANGO

UNCH AINE D
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Analysed by Iryna Volyan
Matricola: 946889
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
1850: FUGITIVE SLAVES LAW fugitive slaves had to be returned to their owners and white people were prompted
to hunt slaves
AA people had not to
be considered human
1857: DRED SCOTT’S CASE African Americans are not real citizens
AA rights could be
violated

1863: EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION “slaves within any State, or designated part of a State…in rebellion,…shall
be then, thenceforward, and forever free”

1865: XIII AMENDMENT marked the end of slavery


COVERT RACISM someone is racist without saying anything, he is racist through his
action

(Act.00:12:48→00:14:00)
(everyone is staring at Django and Dr. King Schultz when they are passing
by)

(Act. 02:31:17→02:31:34)
(The two men forcibly dragged Broomhilda in the room without saying
anything)
AWARE RACISM is clearly expressed and identified by both its victims and onlookers

(Act.00:05:16→00:05:18) (Act.00:28:29→00:28:33)
” Hello, poor devils.” “It’s against the law for niggers to ride horses in this territory”.

(Act.00:09:45→00:09:50)
“Nigger, don’t you touch my brother’s coat”

(Act.00:14:10→00:14:47)
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ... what the hell you think you’re doing, boy? Get that nigger outta (Act. 1:28:17→ 1:28:22)
here!” “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hello, my ass. Who is that nigger up on that nag?”
STEPHEN
§ Loyal slave

§ Personality: hateful, intelligent, possessed


by a sick sense of loyalty

§ Due to his experience he convinced


himself that he holds more power over field
slaves

§ Stereotype of a southern man BUT he is


black

§ He treats Django with disdain “Who is


that nigger up on that nag?”

§ Traitor of his race

§ BLACK MINSTREL SHOW


BIBLIOGRAPHY
• “DJANGO UNCHAINED”, 2012, QUENTIN TARANTINO, NETFLIX
• NOTES OF ANGLOAMERICAN CULTURE, PROF. NICOLETTA VALLORANI
• THE RACISM PORTRAYED IN “DJANGO UNCHAINED” BY QUENTIN
TARANTINO:
HTTPS://JOURNAL.UMGO.AC.ID/INDEX.PHP/BRITISH/ARTICLE/DOWNLOA
D/327/186
• MINSTREL SHOW, AMERICAN THEATRE:
HTTPS://WWW.BRITANNICA.COM/ART/PAGEANT
• STEPHEN FROM “DJANGO UNCHAINED”, CHARACTOUR:
HTTPS://WWW.CHARACTOUR.COM/HUB/CHARACTERS/VIEW/STEPHEN.D
JANGO-UNCHAINED

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