The Color Purple1985 Northern Illinois University紫色1985伊利诺斯北部大学.pptVIP

The Color Purple (1985) Artemus Ward Dept. of Political Science Northern Illinois University aeward@niu.edu Introduction In the following lecture we will discuss Hollywood’s transition from plantation films to blacksploitation to modern fragmentation of the African-American experience. Why did this film get made and why did it depart from the novel? What do the film’s variations on the novel tell us about the priorities of Hollywood? Are “modern” films about the African-American experience more damaging than previous genres? Can films be both uplifting and damaging? The End of the Plantation