Hollywood be thy name: African American religion in American film, 1929 - 1949
"'Taint what you was, it's what you is today": Hallelujah and the politics of racial authenticity -- "'De Lawd' a natchel man": The green pastures in the American cultural imagination -- "A mighty epic of modern morals": black-audience religious film...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]
Univ. of California Press
2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Series/Journal: | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Blacks
/ USA
/ Religion
/ Film
/ History 1929-1949
B USA / Film / Blacks (Motif) / Religion (Motif) / History 1929-1949 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion in motion pictures
B Motion Pictures United States B Motion Pictures (United States) B African Americans in motion pictures |
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| Summary: | "'Taint what you was, it's what you is today": Hallelujah and the politics of racial authenticity -- "'De Lawd' a natchel man": The green pastures in the American cultural imagination -- "A mighty epic of modern morals": black-audience religious films -- "Saturday sinners and Sunday saints": urban commercial culture and the reconstruction of black religious leadership -- "A long, long way": religion and African American wartime morale -- "Why didn't they tell me I'm a Negro?": Lost boundaries and the moral landscape of race |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 341 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-22774-3 978-0-520-25100-7 0-520-22774-3 0-520-25100-8 |
