African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949 Weisenfeld, Judith. creator text Electronic books. cau CA University of California Press 2007 monographic eng

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1 online resource (357 p.) 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 recor List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "'Taint What You Was, It's What You IsToday"; 2. "'De Lawd' a Natchel Man"; 3. "A Mighty Epic of Modern Morals"; 4. "Saturday Sinners and Sunday Saints"; 5. "A Long, Long Way"; 6. "Why Didn't They Tell Me I'ma Negro?"; Conclusion; Filmography; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Description based upon print version of record. African Americans in motion pictures Motion pictures -- United States Religion in motion pictures African Americans in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures Motion pictures United States ART / Film & Video PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Reference PN1995.9.N4 791.436529 9780520940666 (electronic bk.) 0520940660 (electronic bk.) http://www.msvu.ca:2048/login?url=http://www.msvu.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=837195 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=236023 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=306090 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=236023&ref=toc http://www.msvu.ca:2048/login?url=http://www.msvu.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=837195 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=236023 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=306090 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=236023&ref=toc MHW 120126 20200709055235.0 ocn774493658 eng