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Title:

Presenting Oprah Winfrey, her films, and African American literature / edited by Tara T. Green.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

x, 182 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Winfrey, Oprah--Criticism and interpretation.
Winfrey, Oprah--Influence.
American fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
American fiction--Film adaptations.--Film adaptations.
African Americans in motion pictures.
Race in motion pictures.
African American women--Intellectual life--20th century.
Film adaptations--History and criticism.
Motion pictures and literature--United States.

Other Authors:

Green, Tara T.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The black matriarch's quest for love: Oprah Winfrey as Sofia in The color purple / Tara T. Green -- Oprah Winfrey and the trauma drama: "What's so good about feeling bad?" / Ricardo Guthrie -- Creating a legacy of disconnection: colorism and classism in Oprah Winfrey presents: The Wedding / Preselfannie Evet Whitfield McDaniels -- Wanderlust, hysteria, and insurrection: (re)presenting the "Beloved" sweet home men / Robert Randolph -- "Let the music play": music, meaning, and method in Oprah Winfrey presents: Their eyes were watching God / Neal Lester -- Blues, hope, and disturbing images: a comparison of Sapphire's Push and the film Precious / Wendy Rountree.

ISBN:

1137282452 (alk. paper)
9781137282453 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)795759314

LCCN:

2012024512

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)