13th (2016) 13th is a timely critical history of the American criminal justice system. Here, you are asked to take a larger view of the film's significance, connecting it to the themes of power and justice throughout our course. You might focus on themes of authority and discipline, as depicted by DuVernay in practices of law enforcement and incarceration. You might focus on public opinion and complicity - for example how the "war on drugs" worked on public perceptions. You might focus on how the film itself constitutes an act of resistance? What are Ava DuVernay's justice claims? Does she propose a Path Forward? What does that look like?

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