The document discusses the discourses present in the film Jackie Brown, including the discourse of blaxploitation films, the language of blaxploitation which includes funk music and African American vernacular, and the crime discourse around gun dealing, executions, and a heist plot. Funk music was a convention that reflected the black community, while the frequent use of the n-word and a scene of Jackie being interrogated by police also reflected common elements of blaxploitation films. Ordell's character regularly engages in crime and deals guns, kicking off the film by executing a man, as the main narrative centers around a heist with double-crossing - both examples of the crime

1. Discourse analysis in Jackie
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The ‘Regimes of truth’ within the film

2. Discourse of ‘blaxploitation’ films
• the films opening is a series of panning shots
that follow the main character who is a black
female, Jackie brown (Pam Grier)
• she moves confidently through an airport, the
audio visual signifier in this scene is a classic
funk track "across 110th street" by Bobby
Womack and peace.

3. The language of ‘blaxploitation’

4. • Funk music was always a typical convention of
blaxploitation and an important part of the
language of the genre. An honest reflection of the
black community.
• The language of the film is also very within the
culture of African American living. The over use of
the word ‘n***a’ is a common discourse in this
genre of films
• One scene also sees Jackie interrogated by two
white police officers another common discourse
in these films.

5. Crime discourse

6. Crime discourse
• Ordell Robbie another main character in this film
regularly is involved with crime discourse as he
deals with guns and criminals all throughout. And
also deals guns himself.
• Ordells first major part in the film is leading a
person to the boot of a car and then executing
him.
• The main narrative of the film is in fact of a heist
where people play people against each other a
common discourse in the crime genre.