The Works

This PhD project explores the development from 19th century slave narrative manuscripts to their modern, cinematic forms. The selected works include Django Unchained (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Book of Negroes (2015), The Birth of a Nation (2016). Furthermore, The Birth of a Nation (1915) and The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831 & 1967) will be of interest.

 
 
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The Book of Negroes (Hill & Virgo)

The novel was written in 2007 by Canadian author Lawrence Hill and turned into a TV mini-series by Hill and Clement Virgo in 2015.

 
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12 Years a Slave (Northup & McQueen)

 

 
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Django Unchained (Tarantino)

 

 
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The Birth of a Nation (Parker)

 

 
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The Birth of a Nation (Griffith)

 
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The Confessions of Nat Turner (Styron)

 
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The Confessions of Nat Turner (Gray)

 
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Braveheart (Gibson)

 

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