In Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, language is power
- Written by Dr Gemma King, Lecturer in French Studies, Australian National University
John David Washington as Ron Stallworth and Laura Harrier as Patrice Dumas in BlacKkKlansman (2018)40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Blumhouse Productions, Legendary Entertainment.
Ever since his 1989 film Do the Right Thing opened with Rosie Perez’s boxing-inspired dance to Public Enemy’s Fight the Power, Spike Lee’s cinema has...