Mary Magdalene and the Dangers of White Feminism

The film Mary Magdalene (2018) has been praised for its focus on one of Jesus’ most overlooked followers. But the film includes subtly negative depictions of Jewishness as well as problematic depictions of Black characters. Despite the film’s stated attempts to reflect first-century contexts, cinema...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: Mary Magdalene and Film
Main Author: Warren, Meredith J. C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 179-191
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mary Magdalen / Antisemitism / Racism / Weißsein
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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Summary:The film Mary Magdalene (2018) has been praised for its focus on one of Jesus’ most overlooked followers. But the film includes subtly negative depictions of Jewishness as well as problematic depictions of Black characters. Despite the film’s stated attempts to reflect first-century contexts, cinematic decisions reinforce harmful stereotypes about Judaism and about Black men. Viewing the film in light of historical Christian-feminist anti-Judaism on the one hand, and on the other, the figure of the ‘Karen’, a white woman who polices the presence and behaviour of Black people, this article investigates the ways in which Mary Magdalene is characterized in line with white feminism, and as such, the ways in which this white Mary is weaponized against Jews and Black people.
ISSN:1745-5197
Reference:Kommentar in "Mary Magdalene in Film (2022)"
Kommentar in "Magdalene Response (2022)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455197-bja10013