Voices | Carly McWilliams | Activity https://voices.wooster.edu/members/carlym18/activity/ Activity feed for Carly McWilliams. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:49 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 971f3caadcf84fcf559e151c557e1148 Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4677 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 06:08:22 +0000 One of my favorite units in this class was the “When Faith Meets Activism” section of our syllabus, during which we read works like Warriors Don’t Cry and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The literature and film […]

]]> 124cdbc984a72e544b54eb4193f38907 Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4628 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 03:42:39 +0000 Prompt 8

“So he had fallen:  for the first time since his conversion, for the last time in his life.  Fallen:  he and Esther in the white folks’ kitchen, the light burning, the door half open, grappling and bu […]

]]> 1a64b1163004a0bebf4c21c4d5081ab6 Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4581 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:07:19 +0000 Prompt 3: I really enjoyed watching the documentary “All God’s Children” and learning about LGBTQ communities within Black churches–especially the Lavender Light gospel group and the personal experiences of […]

]]> 09eac13f84f256179880381ff1ce8fb0 Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4540 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 01:10:47 +0000 I was so excited that Aaron Coleman chose to recite many of the poems we read in class yesterday, including “A Fire She Loved” and “Another Strange Land: Downpour off Cape Hatteras (March, 1864).” These two […]

]]> d9d4a9ebcf74fc3875c35cb5444731ce Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4516 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:15:16 +0000 In Ernest Gaines’ “The Sky is Gray,” I noticed a theme of pretending in many of the characters throughout the short story–narrated by James as “making ‘tend”. This theme is very noticeable with the main […]

]]> 72977907ffa03c052bb4347a206f995e Carly McWilliams commented on the post, Boycott's Music Symbolism, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/14/boycotts-music-symbolism/#comment-130 Sat, 17 Oct 2020 16:13:48 +0000 That makes sense!!! Thanks Maya 🙂

]]> 797b8d72c332a84710639d67ca613e7d Carly McWilliams commented on the post, Boycott's Music Symbolism, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/14/boycotts-music-symbolism/#comment-121 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:08:08 +0000 Hi Maya! Thanks so much for this post! I was on the side that 4 Little Girls had a stronger ending than Boycott, but your point about the music/song lyrics representing Dr. King’s life and work make me appreciate […]

]]> b9e2c588cb3022f23bc3b6294c9bb8d1 Carly McWilliams commented on the post, The Power in the Ending of BOYCOTT, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/10/12/the-power-in-the-ending-of-boycott/#comment-120 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:02:32 +0000 Hi Maud! Thanks for sharing this post! I really like your interpertation of the ending of Boycott and how it brings the story of Dr. King into the 21st century, but I want to push back a bit at how you […]

]]> 5beb9164ec12202746a525d9e6d8ed66 Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4451 Sat, 10 Oct 2020 14:22:31 +0000 While I thoroughly enjoyed the film Boycott and its creative take on an ending scene–to fictionalize events of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life and bring him into the present day–I personally found the ending s […]

]]> ebc672f4aaadc8c2bfdc916ffcd364ba Carly McWilliams commented on the post, Danny and God, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/30/danny-and-god/#comment-88 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:23:09 +0000 Hi Eliza! I really enjoyed reading your post, I’m so glad you expanded more on Melba’s relationship with Danny! I also thought it was interesting how she prayed for Danny, especially after the scene in which he […]

]]> 4338eae3d0760307de356fc2dde717fd Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4397 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:34:47 +0000 The prompt I’d like to discuss further is “prayers as letters to God,” but further thinking after Tuesday’s class period led me to modify this a bit to become “prayers as phone calls to God.” Let me know what you […]

]]> fb277afabea424a503296713d0a6aeb9 Carly McWilliams commented on the post, Iona and a "Remaking of Home", on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/20/iona-and-a-remaking-of-home/#comment-80 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:47:10 +0000 Hannah this is a great exploration of Iona’s significance in the film. The last scene with Iona and St. Julian riding off together is always dissatisfying to me because it does not fit either of the choices that […]

]]> c9ca6786f094abd305cab6a0201aa5db Carly McWilliams commented on the post, The Time is (Always) Now, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/21/the-time-is-always-now/#comment-79 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:36:00 +0000 Ty, I really enjoyed reading your post and I definitely agree with how you’ve applied the “world makers” and “space takers” to Daughters of the Dust! It’s also interesting how you bring up the idea of Daughters b […]

]]> 42fe6f5aada58146bc176ce4719ed05e Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4342 Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:02:47 +0000 After viewing Willie Cole’s artwork and discussing it this past week, I am most interested in looking at how the elements of domestic housework and strength/weaponry are connected in his work. Specifically, I […]

]]> 992aef021a98705e65f42b173598d1ed Carly McWilliams commented on the post, The Power of Education and its Economic Impact, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/07/the-power-of-education-and-its-economic-impact/#comment-56 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 02:13:51 +0000 Mason, I agree that the elements of education in Jonah’s Gourd Vine are really interesting to consider! After reading the novel I was thinking about Lucy’s character and how education played a role in her life. […]

]]> 70aa1384840cd18b80750af2a3c3a039 Carly McWilliams commented on the post, "A Culture of Orality" in a Troubled Southern Society: Understanding Where John is Truly Leaving for in "Jonah's Gourd Vine.", on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/09/07/a-culture-of-orality-in-a-troubled-southern-society-understanding-where-john-is-truly-leaving-for-in-jonahs-gourd-vine/#comment-55 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 01:47:55 +0000 Sam, I think you have a compelling case for your interpretation of the creek-crossing scenes! I want to add to your theory with some of the imagery present in each of the scenes. On pg 12 when John is crossing […]

]]> e9088aab1ed90e3759b5dcdb5269383b Carly McWilliams commented on the post, Performance Aspects of Chanted Railroad Sermons, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/26/performance-aspects-of-chanted-railroad-sermons/#comment-31 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:26:01 +0000 Thanks for trying out my questions, Hannah! I really like your last point about Zeke’s ending compared to other characters like Chick and Hotshot. While they both made individual decisions that led to their fate, […]

]]> ea97ea1443f69b3e1712dd43445c8a90 Carly McWilliams commented on the post, A Capella and Speech to Song, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/26/a-capella-and-speech-to-song/#comment-30 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:13:10 +0000 Hi Hannah! I read up a little bit about the musical In Transit that you linked on your post, and it sounds really interesting!! According to its website, the story is supposed to follow “the intertwined lives of […]

]]> 3d59ad701c2df2db7bb0df43c0d5e700 Carly McWilliams commented on the post, King Vidor’s Hallelujah! Another Black Experience Told From a White Perspective: Pardon My Biased Breakdown Below , on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/26/king-vidors-hallelujah-another-black-experience-told-from-a-white-perspective-pardon-my-biased-breakdown-below/#comment-29 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:02:42 +0000 Olivia, I really enjoyed reading your post and the questions that followed. I was interested in seeing how the general public reacted to Hallelujah when it came out in 1929, and if they shared the same thoughts as […]

]]> 84d3b35d59d0e3e505f8508e3185b41b Carly McWilliams wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) https://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4194 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:45:35 +0000 After reading over the chapter “Train Travel and the Black Religious Imagination” from John M. Giggie’s book After redemption: Jim Crow and the transformation of African American religion in the Delta, 1875-1915, […]

]]> 84e3d9663a8aad216232b48eabf3ca09 Carly McWilliams became a registered member https://voices.wooster.edu/activity/p/4396/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:54:43 +0000 0