12. Mammy, Movies and Madea - The Mammy Caricature in Film

EPISODE · Feb 28, 2019 · 37 MIN

12. Mammy, Movies and Madea - The Mammy Caricature in Film

from Creative Tension · host Elliott Robinson, JD, MDiv

We are joined by Dr. Kimberly Wallace Sanders form Emory University as we explore the mammy caricature in film. We examine Hattie McDaniels' role as "Mammy," as well as the movie "The Imitation of Life" and contemporary views regarding the mammy caricature in movies like "The Help" and the Madea franchise. For a visual companion to this episode, visit CreativeTension.org. Follow us on Instagram, FB and Pinterest: @creativetensionpodcast and Twitter @createtensio Until next time, #createtension. Creative Tension can be found wherever you find your favorite podcasts: Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/2wBqYHb Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2gcmfVp   Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/ctgoogpod    IHeart: http://bit.ly/2h7K69f TuneIn - http://bit.ly/2gp6ZS8   Spotify - http://spoti.fi/2ydhVbK SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/ctsoundc Julian Reid & The JuJu Exchange: http://bit.ly/JRJuJuExch Thanks to the Emory University Center for Digital Scholarship for their cooperation in the recording and production of the Creative Tension podcast   Dr. Kimberly Wallace-Sanders - Mammy: A Century of Race, Gender, and Southern Memory: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0472034014 Dr. Kimberly Wallace Sanders' Exhibit - http://web.library.emory.edu/news-events/news/archives/2019/framing-shadows-nannies-exhibit.html Donald Bogle: Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/082642953X Additional Resources: David Pilgrim: Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1629631140 Jim Crow Museum - Ferris State University: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/ * Mammy Caricature: https://ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/mammies/homepage.htm

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