San Diego State University 12 Years a Slave Film Reflection Paper
Subject
Humanities
School
San Diego State University
Question Description
write a reflection about readings/film: -must be 300-500 words
Part 1: Using the film 12 Years a Slave, what aspects of the enslaved African experience do womanists like Grant and Williams attend to respective to gender that we do not find in Cone? Make special mention to Linda Thomas' definition, sources, and goals of womanist theology and the womanist critique of Black liberation theology in Cone.
Part 2: (only chapter 1) How does Williams utilize a Womanist Biblical Hermeneutic in her interpretation of the Hagar-Sarah-Abraham biblical narrative? Make special mention of the themes of motherhood, surrogacy, and survival/quality of life.