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An Examination of the Oppressive Black Religious Sphere and Liberation in Secular Mediums in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain
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An Examination of the Oppressive Black Religious Sphere and Liberation in Secular Mediums in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain
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Brown, Torrin Adam Jamal, author.
ISBN:
9780438009318
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1 electronic resource (103 pages)
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Albert U. Turner Committee members: Kenneth W. Jackson; Philip R. Jones; Ronald C. Samples.
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This thesis contributes to the conversation of James Baldwin's portrayal of the black church in Go Tell It on the Mountain. Unlike most previous works, this examination focuses on how Baldwin's text critiques how African American men and women use the black church space and biblical text to support and maintain patriarchal thinking by oppressing African American women. Additionally, this examination argues that even those that should benefit from this way of thinking also oppressed. In a similar manner, this project also examines how the black church and biblical readings have contributed to the homophobia in the black community and how non-heterosexual African Americans have to remain silent of their sexuality in order to maintain a connection with their religious community. While the black church space and biblical readings are oppressive to both African American women and non-heterosexuals, this thesis argues that Baldwin uses secular mediums as an alternative for those black individuals to find a place of belonging. Finally, this project takes Go Tell It on the Mountain in a seemingly new direction by using progressive masculinity to show how Baldwin was ahead of his time in his depiction of strong black male characters that refuse to oppress others but instead practice uplifting.
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School code: 0441
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