Warren, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-0414 (2022) Mary Magdalene and the dangers of white feminism. Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, 20 (3). pp. 179-191. ISSN 1476-8690
Abstract
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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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | whiteness; racism; antisemitism; Mary Magdalene |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > School of English (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number White Rose Consortium White Rose Collaboration Fund |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2022 13:11 |
Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2024 11:11 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/17455197-bja10013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:192913 |