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Monsoon Wedding: raining on tradition - Film As Text
IN MONSOON WEDDING (2001), director Mira Nair (Mississippi Masala 1998, Salaam Bombay! 1991) successfully entertains us with an over-the-top Indian wedding. She also presents some serious issues th...(Continue Reading) No regrets: Anita Baker let go of fame to raise her sons, save her marriage, and hold her dying mother in her arms. Now the Grammy-winning songstress is
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN YOU COULDN'T BE IN LOVE AND NOT HEAR ANITA BAKER'S SMOKY contralto whispering into your soul to go for it. She preached a biblical ......(Continue Reading)Of mamas, papas and "big mamas": authors weave a rich tapestry portraying strong African American kinships. - five books on family - book review
Families are the blueprints for how we build our lives. Mothers, fathers, grandparents and surrogates--the "architects" that shape us--hold our precious ......(Continue Reading)Grief at seeing a daughter leave home: Weeping and emotion in the Tuareg techawait postmarital residence ritual
This article examines the relationship between subjective experience and ritual process: the meaning of nonverbal weeping laments in a ritual called techawait ......(Continue Reading)Marsha's tears: An orphan of the church - Marsha Steven's son "For Those Tears I Died"
The song is being ripped out of hymnals and songbooks. With translations into 12 languages, it is one of the most popular 1960s Christian folk songs. Marsha ......(Continue Reading)
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