The problematic Tyler Perry /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Brian C., 1972- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2016]
Series:Black studies & critical thinking ; v. 83.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: my problem with Perry / Brian C. Johnson
  • Audience appreciation. Tyler Perry and William Shakespeare: playwrights who reflect and influence society / Jennifer Forrest
  • The political economy of Tyler Perry: replicating industry ideals and exploiting the commodity audience / Leah P. Hunter & Jennifer M. Proffitt
  • The church of Tyler Perry: how Perry created a phenomenon / Angela Putman
  • Who's your mammy? Tyler Perry and the limits of black spectatorship / Stephanie A. Allen
  • Gender (mis)representations. Playing with gender, queering lines: should we be mad at Madea? / Jessica l. Knouse
  • Tyler Perry as Madea: homophobia gets a pass when it's a man in a dress / Gene Kelly
  • (In)visible messages: patriarchy in Tyler Perry's Madea films / Shavonne Shorter and Shanna Smith
  • Knight in shining blackness: examining performances of black masculinity in Tyler Perry films / Kimberly Chandler
  • Steroeotypicality. Diary of a despondent female: an analysis of female characters in Tyler Perry's movies / Christal Johnson
  • Tyler Perry's I can be misrepresented all by myself?? / Tanya Merriman & Auburn Ellis
  • Specific works. A volatile cocktail of stereotypes: black feminist reflections on Tyler Perry's For better or worse / Evette Dionne Brown
  • The Tyler that preys: is Mr. Perry creating new or recycling old black images / Frederick W. Gooding, Jr
  • Signifying practices: representations of black masculinity and womanhood in Tyler Perry's temptation: confessions of a marriage counselor / Tammie Jenkins.