Representing black females on screen : a defence of Spike Lee against indictments of misogyny

• Main Author: Visvalingam, Nithiya
• Other Authors: Andrew Corey Yerkes
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52187
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

“Whose pussy is this?” is the abrasive demand of Jamie Overstreet, in one of the most controversial scenes in Spike Lee’s filmic career. This demand is directed at the film’s female protagonist, Nola Darling, after she is raped by Jamie. The scene takes place in Spike Lee’s first feature film, She’s...