perspectives on race, class, gender, and sexuality /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Jamel Santa Cruze Bell and Ronald L. Jackson II.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 328 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge transformations in race and media ;
Volume Designation
1
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Tyler Perry has become a significant figure in media due to his undeniable box office success led by his character Madea and popular TV sitcoms House of Payne and Meet the Browns. Perry built a multimedia empire based largely on his popularity among African American viewers and has become a prominent and dominant cultural storyteller. Along with Perry's success has come scrutiny by some social critics and Hollywood well-knowns, like Spike Lee, who have started to deconstruct the images in Perry's films and TV shows suggesting, as Lee did, that Perry has used his power to advance stereotypical depictions of African Americans. The book provides a rich and thorough overview of Tyler Perry's media works. In so doing, contributors represent and approach their analyses of Perry's work from a variety of theoretical and methodological angles. The main themes explored in the volume include the representation of (a) Black authenticity and cultural production, (b) class, religion, and spirituality, (c) gender and sexuality, and (d) Black love, romance, and family. Perry's critical acclaim is also explored"--
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Perry, Tyler-- Criticism and interpretation.
Perry, Tyler.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African American actors-- Criticism and interpretation.
African American authors-- Criticism and interpretation.
African American television producers and directors-- Criticism and interpretation.
African Americans-- Intellectual life.
African Americans-- Religion.
African Americans-- Sexual behavior.
African Americans-- Social life and customs.
African American actors.
African American authors.
African American television producers and directors.