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Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 03:53:26 +0000

While we read multiple texts by Zora Neale Hurston, her foray into the world of film would also be interesting. I think it would also serve as a great segue to Daughters of the Dust because some of the film is […]

Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:55:07 +0000

The first prompt about the differences in kinds of love explored within the novel is really interesting. It seems as though Eros flows through the boys easily and naturally. This is also true of Gabriel. John and […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Facing Homophobia with Love, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:11:35 +0000

The idea of the Bible as a tool of oppression has always astounded me. It’s almost as if people did not read the book. Also, the fact that it is used without regard to its history especially with the enslavement […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Blessed Assurance and All God's Children, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 23:08:08 +0000

All God’s Children also worked well for me. It really contextualized the gay experience in the church community. As someone who went to a Catholic high school, I thought that I was familiar with a vast majority of […]

Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 03:49:35 +0000

Learning of the interpretations of the story of Ruth and Naomi in the bible the song written by the choir director takes a different meaning. Initially when reading the story, I thought that maybe the comment made […]

Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 13:45:52 +0000

American Football was very interesting to me. The line “I wanted to be a trophy before I wanted to be a man” hits at a point seldom made in American sports. Especially at the professional level, the vast majority […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Masculinity in "The Sky is Grey" and "Nothing but a Man", on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:45:29 +0000

Masculinity and religion are always intertwined very interestingly and most of that comes from the media. Preachers are always seen as strong men who lead whereas any other kind of man who is deeply religious is […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Duff and Malcolm X, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:42:11 +0000

I also really enjoyed how similar Duff and Malcolm X are. It is really easy to see where Malcolm X drew from this movie. The idea of an older gentleman wanting to be patient and wait for the change and a young man […]

Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:39:21 +0000

I understand why the little boy in The Sky is Grey gives the preacher so much grief. The white slave owners were not benevolent in introducing Christianity to their slaves. They taught them a very specific kind of […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, How it is Boycott, not Four Little Girls, that gives more insight into the Twenty First Century, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:45:57 +0000

I agree. Boycott is more representative of the kind of action that has been taking place for years. Whereas Four Little Girls demonstrates an act of extreme violence rather than a larger theme of activism.

Jack Galle commented on the post, Giving credit where it is due, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:43:53 +0000

I really love the fact that you do not want to take away anything from Mr. McNair. He is the one who has had to deal with the awful violence and racism that took his daughter away from him. Spike has not done any […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Danny and God, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 04:57:57 +0000

I really enjoyed your comparison of Danny to God. I think that it is a really apt allegory. However, it is interesting how she credits many of Danny’s actions to God. I wonder if there were times when she […]

Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:33:55 +0000

There are multiple schools of thought on the race relations between whites and African Americans. One of these is the White Backlash theory. This theory proposes that after the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Delia's "Domestic Shield" & connections to Willie Cole, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:40:31 +0000

I love the idea of Willie Cole regarding the women throughout his life as warriors. It is obvious that he has a ton of respect and admiration for them so it makes sense that he would name their shields after them. […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Race relations and labor in Sweat and Irons, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:37:28 +0000

I really like the point you make about how important the connection to real people is to Willie Cole. The fact that each of these ironing boards represents a person from his life who did this work and used an […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, The Theme of Two Trains Passed Through Art Forms, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:44:10 +0000

I think it’s really interesting that the train metaphor exists throughout religious based media of this time. The idea of two trains passing one going to hell and one going to heaven in a powerful one. It seems as […]

Jack Galle commented on the post, Sermons and Trains, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:40:52 +0000

I think that death is an extremely important aspect of life. It also plays a pivotal role in the movie along with religion so using this book to show how that existed outside of the movie is awesome.

Jack Galle wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020)

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:50:20 +0000

Jessica H. Howard’s Article, Hallelujah! Transformation in film, really demonstrates how significant the style of filmmaking and incorporation of music in Hallelujah! was to the creation of its genre. Prior to […]

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