Research Catalog

Title

Interpreting Tyler Perry : perspectives on race, class, gender, and sexuality / edited by Jamel Santa Cruze Bell and Ronald L. Jackson II.

Publication

New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bell, Jamel Santa Cruze, 1973-
• Jackson, Ronald L., 1970-

Description

xii, 328 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"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"--

Series Statement

Routledge transformations in race and media ; 1

Uniform Title

Routledge transformations in race and media ; 1.

Subject

• Perry, Tyler > Criticism and interpretation
• Perry, Tyler
• African American television producers and directors > Criticism and interpretation
• African American actors > Criticism and interpretation
• African American authors > Criticism and interpretation
• African Americans > Intellectual life
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• African Americans > Religion
• African Americans > Sexual behavior

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Bootlegging Tyler Perry/Tyler Perry As Bootlegger / Jamel Santa Cruze Bell / Ronald L. Jackson II -- Critical Meditation On Madea's Family Reunion / Ronald L. Jackson II / Jamel Santa Cruze Bell -- 3. Tyler Perry And The Mantan Manifesto / Bryant Keith Alexander -- Critical Race Theory And The Permanence Of Cinematic Anti-Blackness / Bryant Keith Alexander -- 4. If The Fat Suit Fits / Jared A. Ball / Baruti N. Kopano -- Fat-Suit Minstrelsy In Black Comedy Films / Baruti N. Kopano / Jared A. Ball -- 5. Cool Drag / Iliana De Larkin -- Black Masculinity In Big Mama Disguise / Iliana De Larkin -- 6. Perry Versus Cosby, A Different Perspective / Stephane Dunn -- Examining The Influence Of Black Media On Black Group Consciousness / Stephane Dunn -- 7. Tyler Perry And The Cultural Industries / Nicole E. Jackson -- New Model Of Cultural Production Or A Re-Versioning Of The Old / Nicole E. Jackson -- 8. Life In Black And White / Murali Balaji -- Cautionary Tales Of Internalizing Cultural Norms Of Race, Class, And Gender In The Family That Preys / Murali Balaji -- 9. Adapting Tyler Perry / Dante L. Johnson / Cerise L. Glenn -- Madea Goes To Jail / Dante L. Johnson / Cerise L. Glenn -- 10. Why Did I Get Married-To Her? / Deborah E. Barker -- Women's Place In Middle-Class Marriage / Deborah E. Barker -- 11. "Let The Church Say, Amen!" / Nicole Files-Thompson -- Tyler Perry's Treatment Of The African American Church And Pastor In I Can Do Bad All By Myself / Nicole Files-Thompson -- 12. Future Of The Past / Shauntae Brown White -- Religion And Womanhood In The Films Of Tyler Perry, Eloyce Gist, And Spencer Williams, Jr. / Shauntae Brown White -- 13. Black Feminist Reflections On The Power And Politics Of Representation In Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls / Timeka N. Williams / Robin R. Means Coleman -- 14. African American Woman On Film / Rachel Alicia Griffin -- Tyler Perry Image / Rachel Alicia Griffin -- 15. Black Women, Thou Art Produced! / Bishetta D. Merritt / Melbourne S. Cummings -- Womanist Critique Of Tyler Perry's Gosperella Productions / Melbourne S. Cummings / Bishetta D. Merritt -- 16. Prolific Stereotypes Of Black Men And Images Of Black Masculinity In Tyler Perry's Diary Of A Mad Black Woman / Toniesha L. Taylor -- 17. (Mis)representations Of Black Sexuality / Patrice N. Harris -- Madea Versus Madukes / Patrice N. Harris -- 18. Getting It "Right?" / Amber L. Johnson -- African American Women Reading Tyler Perry's Films / Amber L. Johnson -- 19. Passing As A Woman(ist)? / Shannon Baldon / Amber Stanton / Kennaria Brown -- Look At Black Women's Narratives In Tyler Perry's Films Marcia / Amber Stanton / Shannon Baldon / Kennaria Brown -- 20. Representin' The Ladies / Alesan Dawkins / Ulli K. Ryder -- Negotiated Response To Tyler Perry's Portrayals Of African American Female Characters / Ulli K. Ryder / Alesan Dawkins -- 21. Remodeling The Black Family In Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself / Rockell Brown And Kimberly D. Campbell -- 22. Archetypes Of Regression / Riche Richardson -- Depictions And Reflections Of Black And Familial Culture In Tyler Perry's Family Reunion / Riche Richardson.

Call Number

Sc E 16-1200

ISBN

• 9780415857932
• 0415857937

LCCN

2013014053

OCLC

841516361

Title

Interpreting Tyler Perry : perspectives on race, class, gender, and sexuality / edited by Jamel Santa Cruze Bell and Ronald L. Jackson II.

Publisher

New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge transformations in race and media ; 1

Routledge transformations in race and media ; 1.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Bell, Jamel Santa Cruze, 1973- editor.

Jackson, Ronald L., 1970- editor.

Research Call Number

Sc E 16-1200

MWES (Perry, T.) 13-7325