SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Films: The Color Purple

»The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film that was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, marking a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known. (...)
The story revolves around the life of Celie Harris in early 20th-century rural Hartwell, Georgia. Harris is a teenage African-American girl who is brutally raped and abused by her father. She secretly gives birth to two of his children. After the births, the father quickly takes them from Celie and gives them away. Celie shares a strong bond with her youngest sister Nettie as they play and learn the alphabet together. « -- More information: Wikipedia

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I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century | II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History | III. Topical Index: Types: Victims: Child Sexual Abuse

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Díaz-Cuesta, José. »Erotismo y sexualidad en tres películas dirigidas por Steven Spielberg en las últimas tres décadas del siglo XX.« Revista de Comunicación de la SEECI 18 (2014): 59-70.

[Info] Iwuh, John, et al. »Film As Therapy for Defied Children: Hell as Pedagogy for Sex Abuse in Dry and The Colour Purple.« International Journal of Religion 5 (2024): 1799-1807.

[Info] Macleod, Douglas C. »The Suppression of Child Abuse and Womanism in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple.« Literature/Film Quarterly 52(2) (2024).

II. Speaker Index