Accilien Bay Lodyans

Haitian Popular Film Culture
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-4384-9386-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series, Afro-Latinx Futures

Considers how popular Haitian films not only provide entertainment but also help audiences in Haiti and the diaspora think through daily challenges.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Accilien, Cécile

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Dèyè mòn gen mòn

1. Searching for Home: Im/migration, Deportation, and Exile in Dyaspora $100, Kidnappings, and Deported
Conversations about Home and Deportation with Rachèle Magloire

2. Language, Class, and Identity: Pale franse pa vle di lespri pou sa
Conversations about Language with Jacquil Constant and Rachelle Salnave

3. Representations of Religion: Protestant Views of Vodou in Madan Pastè a (1 & 2) and Matlòt (1, 2, & 3)
Conversations about Religion with Mario LaMothe and Anne François

4. Gender and Heteronormative Sexuality: Cousines, Facebook Player, and Gason
Conversations about Gender with Rachèle Magloire and Carole Demesmin

5. Navigating Same-Sex Desire: Fanm and Jere m Cheri
Conversations about Same-Sex Desire with Mario LaMothe and Anne François

6. Conclusion: Ayiti Nou Vle a (The Haiti We Want): Creating New Narratives for a New Haiti

Epilogue
Appendix 1. Film Titles in Haitian Creole and in French
Appendix 2. Film Titles Referring to Proverbs in French and in Haitian Creole
Appendix 3. Film Titles That Include Fanm and Gason
Appendix 4. Film Title Categories
Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Cécile Accilien is Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University. She is the coeditor (with Valérie K. Orlando) of Teaching Haiti: Strategies for Creating New Narratives.