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This research is on representations of black women, sexuality and religion, specifically that of the ‘tragic mulatto’ character and African-based religions in black films of the 1990s. The objective of this work is to consider how race, sex and religion intersect in constructing a cultural identity for African Diasporas in the United States. Although this cinematic identity is intended for African Diasporas in the US, its implication is that of a wider New World identity.
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© 2015 Montré Aza Missouri
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Missouri, M.A. (2015). Introduction — From ‘Tragic Mulatto’ to Black Magic Woman: Race, Sex and Religion in Film. In: Black Magic Woman and Narrative Film. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137454188_1
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