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How Hysterical : Identification and Resistance in the Bible and Film - Erin Runions

How Hysterical

Identification and Resistance in the Bible and Film

By: Erin Runions

Hardcover | 2 August 2003 | Edition Number 1

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"How Hysterical" reads scenes from the films "Light It Up," "Remember the Titans," "Three Kings," "Paris is Burning," "Boys Don't Cry," and "Magnolia" alongside biblical texts from Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Micah, Matthew, and Revelation. An innovation in studies on Bible and film, "How Hysterical "is less centered on direct citation of the Bible in film than on analyses of hypostasized biblical influence in culture. Here, through accessible engagement with feminist, queer, postcolonial and ideological critical theories, Erin Runions discusses the processes by which biblical and filmic texts can both bolster and disrupt identifications with the norms that drive politics and culture.
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"Through sophisticated transdisciplinary analysis of the nexus of the Bible and film, How Hysterical greatly advances our understanding of some of the politics, dynamics, and complexities of identity formation. It should have a great impact across several different fields, not the least of which I hope will be biblical studies." -Vincent L. Wimbush, Union Theological Seminary



"This book marks a major step forward in biblical and cultural studies. Runions offers a wise and incisive mapping of the complex circuits through which biblical themes and images circulate within popular culture. At the same time, she points us toward rich new possibilities for 'thinking otherwise'." - Randall Styers, Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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