COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
A Culture of Silence
Creator:
Russell, Carmen T.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Dramatic Writing
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Dramatic Writing
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This thesis will analyze articles which address the culture of rape and the church in African
American communities similar to the one depicted in the thesis script 'Muda Wa Wakati,' which
translated from Swahili means Time’s Up. These articles convey the urgency of this issue, and
also tackles the thematic questions posed in the film. This thesis will examine five notable films
similar in their cinematic elements to 'Muda Wa Wakati,' to help prove there is a marketable
audience for these types of stories. More importantly, these five films show the delicate balance
that must be in place to approach and harness this sensitive subject of sexual assault. The
supporting films are: 1. 'The Color Purple,' 2. 'Eve’s Bayou,' 3. 'For Colored Girls (Who Have
Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf),' 4. 'No! The Rape Documentary,' and 5.
'Moonlight.'"
American communities similar to the one depicted in the thesis script 'Muda Wa Wakati,' which
translated from Swahili means Time’s Up. These articles convey the urgency of this issue, and
also tackles the thematic questions posed in the film. This thesis will examine five notable films
similar in their cinematic elements to 'Muda Wa Wakati,' to help prove there is a marketable
audience for these types of stories. More importantly, these five films show the delicate balance
that must be in place to approach and harness this sensitive subject of sexual assault. The
supporting films are: 1. 'The Color Purple,' 2. 'Eve’s Bayou,' 3. 'For Colored Girls (Who Have
Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf),' 4. 'No! The Rape Documentary,' and 5.
'Moonlight.'"
Abstract:
Includes the author's screenplay "Muda Wa Wakati" (time's up' in Swahili), about a twelve-year-old African American girl, Muhoozi, who seeks to avenge her cousin Oneka’s suicide by exposing the pastor that raped her.--Description from thesis text
Abstract:
Keywords: rape victims, African American church, African American Community, African
spirituality, black churches, black women, me too movement, times up movement,
sanctimonious, victims, shame
spirituality, black churches, black women, me too movement, times up movement,
sanctimonious, victims, shame
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2018-05
Format:
PDF : 127 pages