Voices | Olivia James | Activity https://voices.wooster.edu/members/oliviajoy/activity/ Activity feed for Olivia James. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:09:04 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6d4f50521ce52faa056a913568b0fae3 Olivia James wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4301 Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:27:12 +0000 Judith Weinsfield’s chapter provides an in-depth analysis of nearly all the elements of King Vidor’s Hallelujah!. Weisenfeld illustrates how the film came about, how and why the cast was picked, musical cho […]

]]> 00c28dfde754bd23e1b99bf04204aba0 Olivia James commented on the post, Build You Up or Tear You Down, Music is Always Around, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/25/tear-you-up-or-break-you-down-music-is-always-around/#comment-33 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:41:21 +0000 Howard’s article does a great job of illustrating how the music flows with the characters. I did not think about the Prodigal Son, but the story closely relates to the film. Did you notice Zeke preaching on the […]

]]> 2fdab2a035d33122bacf9de76501a7c0 Olivia James commented on the post, "Train I Ride:" The Downfall of the Train in Twentieth Century African American Religious Perspectives of the Mississippi Delta, on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/2020/08/26/train-i-ride-the-downfall-of-the-train-in-twentieth-century-african-american-religious-perspectives-of-the-mississippi-delta/#comment-32 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:30:53 +0000 First, I really enjoyed your analysis. You took your research a step further contrasting the symbolism of the train during the time of the film until today. It is interesting how the theme of religion drifted away […]

]]> ccea17a8556e5671dd7cbde540f1952c Olivia James wrote a new post on the site Religion in Black Film and Literature (Fall 2020) http://religioninblackfilmandlit.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4266 Thu, 27 Aug 2020 02:50:57 +0000 As I was watching King Vidor’s Hallelujah (1929), my initial reaction of intrigue quickly disintegrated into annoyance and finally confusion. In this short reaction, I will point out what I questioned about t […]

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