Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929–1949University of California Press, 8 ביוני 2007 - 341 עמודים From the earliest years of sound film in America, Hollywood studios and independent producers of "race films" for black audiences created stories featuring African American religious practices. In the first book to examine how the movies constructed images of African American religion, Judith Weisenfeld explores these cinematic representations and how they reflected and contributed to complicated discourses about race, the social and moral requirements of American citizenship, and the very nature of American identity. Drawing on such textual sources as studio production files, censorship records, and discussions and debates about religion and film in the black press, as well as providing close readings of films, this richly illustrated and meticulously researched book brings religious studies and film history together in innovative ways. |
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Ezekiel the Prophet in Hallelujah | 29 |
Zeke and Spunk taking the familys cotton to the gin in Hallelujah | 32 |
Victoria Spivey as Missy Rose in Hallelujah | 35 |
Nina Mae McKinney as Chick in Hallelujah | 39 |
The Jubilee revival scene with Missy Rose flanked by Mammy and Pappy in Hallelujah | 40 |
Cover of program for the New York premiere of Hallelujah | 46 |
The Green | 52 |
Rex Ingram as De Lawd in The Green Pastures | 55 |
Poster for Brother Martin Servant of Jesus | 125 |
Reconstruction of Black Religious | 130 |
Poster for The Black King | 139 |
Emperor of Africa Charcoal Jones flanked by his viceemperors in The Black King | 142 |
Jonathan Christian and Ezra Crumm look disapprovingly at Gertie in Dirty Gertie from Harlem U S A | 147 |
Jonathan Christian faces temptation in Dirty Gertie from Harlem U S A | 148 |
Poster for Sunday Sinners | 153 |
Rev Hampton preaches against the café people in Sunday Sinners | 155 |
Mr Deshee and Carlisle discuss clouds in The Green Pastures | 73 |
Fish fry in heaven in The Green Pastures | 75 |
Poster for Going to Glory Come to Jesus | 91 |
Poster for The Blood of Jesus | 97 |
Rev Scott preaches in Going to Glory Come to Jesus | 103 |
LillieMaes parents in religious garb in Going to Glory Come to Jesus | 104 |
Prince OHades takes LillieMae to a nightclub in Going to Glory Come to Jesus | 105 |
Prince OHades takes away the beauty he has given LillieMae in Going to Glory Come to Jesus | 106 |
Satan and The Prophet in a battle for LillieMaes soul in Going to Glory Come to Jesus | 107 |
Church choir in The Blood of Jesus | 108 |
Martha at the foot of the cross in The Blood of Jesus | 109 |
Poster for Go Down Death | 114 |
Funeral service in Go Down Death | 118 |
Religion | 163 |
Esther and Luke discuss the money they found with Rev Lazarus in Tales of Manhattan | 169 |
Rev Lazarus Esther and Luke distribute the money in Tales of Manhattan | 170 |
Luke leads the community in song in Tales of Manhattan | 171 |
Petunia in church with Little Joe sitting next to her in Cabin in the Sky | 182 |
The General and Lucifer Jr struggle for Little Joes soul in Cabin in the Sky | 183 |
Print advertisement for Cabin in the Sky back | 184 |
Print advertisement for Cabin in the Sky front | 185 |
Poster for Weve Come a Long Long Way | 189 |
Why Didnt They Tell Me Im | 204 |
Print advertisement for Lost Boundaries | 221 |
Marcia and Scott tell Howard the truth about his racial identity in Lost Boundaries | 222 |
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