Beschreibung:
Tyler Perry is the most successful African-American filmmaker of his generation, garnering both accolades and controversies. In Tyler Perry's America, Shayne Lee examines eleven of Perry's highest-grossing films to explore key themes of race, gender, class, and religion, and what Perry's films reveal about contemporary African-American life.
Introduction 1. The Dream and the Nightmare: Perry's Socioeconomic Crossroads 2. Wanting More: Perry's Populist Critique 3. Redemptive Madness: Perry's Existential Superwomen 4. Relational Religion: Perry's Folk-Modern Spirituality 5. Pragmatist Cinema: Perry's Five Functions of Art Appendix Filmography References Acknowledgments About the Author