Tyler Perry''s America - Inside His Films

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

By Shayne Lee

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Shayne Lee, Lee Shayne
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780810896222
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-9622-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Films, cinema, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Relating to African American / Black American people, Tyler Perry