{"product_id":"hollywood-be-thy-name-african-american-religion-in-american-film-1929-1949-paperback-1","title":"Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Weisenfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on such textual sources as studio production files, censorship records, and discussions and debates about religion and film in the black press, as well as providing close readings of films, this richly illustrated and meticulously researched book brings religious studies and film history together in innovative ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a ground-breaking book. The text is remarkable in its use of MPAA files and studio archives; Weisenfeld uncovers all sorts of side stories that enrich the larger narrative. The writing is clear and concise, and Weisenfeld makes important theoretical interpretations without indulging in difficult jargon. She incorporates both film theory and race theory in graceful, non-obtrusive ways that deepen understanding. This is an outstanding work.--Colleen McDannell, author of \u003ci\u003ePicturing Faith: Photography and the Great Depression\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Weisenfeld \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Religion at Princeton University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Women and Christian Activism: New York's Black YWCA, 1905-1945\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThis Far By Faith: Readings in African American Women's Religious Biography.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 355\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.97 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42570915872864,"sku":"9780520251007","price":82.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/WG1SQ1NjY2xNSVFPRGdMcUNsbGk0UT09.webp?v=1770702916","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/hollywood-be-thy-name-african-american-religion-in-american-film-1929-1949-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}