Presenting Oprah Winfrey, Her Films, and African American Literature

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-44859-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 254 g

Oprah Winfrey has long promoted black issues by being involved as a producer or actor in the adaptation of works by African American writers for film. This volume evaluates Winfrey's involvement in the visual interpretation of African American literary texts using film, music, black masculinity, black feminist, and cultural theory.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Green, T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Black Matriarch's Quest for Love: Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The Color Purple; T.T.Green Oprah Winfrey and the Trauma Drama: 'What's So Good About Feeling Bad?'; R.Guthrie Creating a Legacy of Disconnection: Colorism and Classism in Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding; P.E.Whitfield McDaniels Wanderlust, Hysteria, and Insurrection: (Re)presenting the 'Beloved' Sweet Home Men; R.Randolph 'Let the Music Play': Music, Meaning, and Method in Oprah Winfrey Presents: Their Eyes Were Watching God; N.Lester Blues, Hope, and Disturbing Images: A Comparison of Sapphire's Push and the Film Precious; W.Rountree

Über Autor(innen)

RICARDO GUTHRIE Northern Arizona University, USA
NEAL LESTER Arizona State University, USA
PRESELFANNIE EVET WHITFIELD MCDANIELS Jackson State University, USA
ROBERT E. RANDOLPH, JR. University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA
WENDY ROUNTREE North Carolina Central University, USA