Forum Post #4: GET OUT and Afropessimism

Due by Tuesday, 21 November (end of day), as an entry in the "Comments" section below this post or just above and to the right. (maximum 250 words)

TOPIC
At its most basic narrative level Jordan Peele’s 2017 film Get Out revolves around the insertion of white consciousness into black bodies. Discuss Get Out in the terms of embodiment set out in the readings by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Vinson Cunningham (on Frank B. Wilderson III’s work). Think about examples of concepts such as double consciousness, interest, convergence, or the American dream, and how this ties in with the idea of attempting to inhabit multiple embodiments or perspectives—in this context, for example, Black and white realities. Provide specific examples from the film (and/or texts) in your discussion.

Keep your focus on a single, important aspect of the film to avoid generalizing, canvassing or "helicoptering" over the film. Say something revealing and specific about the film.

If you reference another student's post, be sure that you are adding something new to the conversation and not just reiterating what another student has already said. Keep in mind what we have said in our comments on the past two posts. We will be looking to see you attempting to improve upon prior weaknesses and to develop prior strengths.

SPECIFIC GUIDELINES:

• Be original. Go beyond class discussions in your analysis. Consider the responses of your peers before responding.
• Make a clear, concise point. Support your arguments and ideas with quoted references to relevant course texts. Quotations should be followed by a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence. For example:

             The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" repeatedly questions “for what had I to fear?”--a sign that
             his overconfidence on having so perfectly handled the murder may be a mask for unconscious
             insecurity (Poe 320).

• Length should not exceed 250 words.
• Proofread carefully. Spelling, grammar, and syntax are important. 
• The comments box below, where you will enter your response, does not allow italics. To indicate italics, use uppercase letters. For example, the title of the novel The Sundial would be written as THE SUNDIAL. Titles of shorter works (essays, short stories, paintings, poems) should be quoted (e.g., "The Colour Out of Space").
• You can find sample student reading responses here.​

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Image Credit: Still from Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)