Mary Magdalene and the Dangers of White Feminism
The film Mary Magdalene (2018) has been praised for its focus on one of Jesus’ most overlooked followers. But the film includes subtly negative depictions of Jewishness as well as problematic depictions of Black characters. Despite the film’s stated attempts to reflect first-century contexts, cinema...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the historical Jesus |
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| Subtitles: | Special Issue: Mary Magdalene and Film |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mary Magdalen
/ Antisemitism
/ Racism
/ Weißsein
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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| Summary: | The film Mary Magdalene (2018) has been praised for its focus on one of Jesus’ most overlooked followers. But the film includes subtly negative depictions of Jewishness as well as problematic depictions of Black characters. Despite the film’s stated attempts to reflect first-century contexts, cinematic decisions reinforce harmful stereotypes about Judaism and about Black men. Viewing the film in light of historical Christian-feminist anti-Judaism on the one hand, and on the other, the figure of the ‘Karen’, a white woman who polices the presence and behaviour of Black people, this article investigates the ways in which Mary Magdalene is characterized in line with white feminism, and as such, the ways in which this white Mary is weaponized against Jews and Black people. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5197 |
| Reference: | Kommentar in "Mary Magdalene in Film (2022)"
Kommentar in "Magdalene Response (2022)" |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455197-bja10013 |