Reel Black Faith: Race, Religion and Film

3 credits · Divinity School

This course is an examination of the religious and spiritual dimensions of films selected from across the African diaspora through from the silent film era to contemporary cinema. The emphasis of this course will focus on race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality, and other aspects of social location juxtaposed with theological concepts, spiritual concerns, religious imagery, and moral values to better understand the interplay of cinematic representation of Black religious experience; satisfies race and class requirement and counts toward the Kelly Miller Smith Black church studies certificate. [3] Mr. Floyd-Thomas