Author : S. M. Brennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,66 MB
Release : 2012-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1300347880
With her parents death, Alyssa is forced to face the reality of her unknown past. The legacy she discovers could easily turn the waters of the Louisiana Bayou red with blood!
Author : Kara Keeling
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 2007-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822340256
DIVThrough an analysis of filmic representations of Black femininity, and the Black Femme in particular, this book highlights the ways "the cinematic" structures both racist and sexist portrayals, and their potential undoing./div
Author : S. M. Brennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 28,75 MB
Release : 2013-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1304551881
As if one small fragment was silhouetted against the curtain of time, he shall remain, and stand against that which tries to defeat him. Follow Marcus in his journey of self discovery through a land of blood and terror!
Author : S. M. Brennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 21,80 MB
Release : 2013-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1304531333
Thomas, inheriting a large estate from a long lost Uncle finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy of blood and lust. A conspiracy that could cost him his life, or even his eternal soul!
Author : S. M. Brennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 44,64 MB
Release : 2013-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1304502767
Pulled from one world into another, Maggie finds herself in a strange place where others want her dead. Go along with Maggie in her journey to find out what secrets this other world holds, and what it is that is in store for her.
Author : Bill Wallace
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
ISBN : 9780785763659
Having discovered the true nature of the old woman known as the Witch of Blackwater Swamp, fifth grader Ted must decide whether to come to her aid when she is accused of the thefts plaguing his small Louisiana town.
Author : Carl Lindahl
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1496800826
Here are more than two hundred oral tales from some of Louisiana's finest storytellers. In this comprehensive volume of great range are transcriptions of narratives in many genres, from diverse voices, and from all regions of the state. Told in settings ranging from the front porch to the festival stage, these tales proclaim the great vitality and variety of Louisiana's oral narrative traditions. Given special focus are Harold Talbert, Lonnie Gray, Bel Abbey, Ben Guiné, and Enola Matthews—whose wealth of imagination, memory, and artistry demonstrates the depth as well as the breadth of the storyteller's craft. For tales told in Cajun and Creole French, Koasati, and Spanish, the editors have supplied both the original language and English translation. To the volume Maida Owens has contributed an overview of Louisiana's folk culture and a survey of folklife studies of various regions of the state. Car Lindahl's introduction and notes discuss the various genres and styles of storytelling common in Louisiana and link them with the worldwide are of the folktale.
Author : Justin Wyatt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000872742
This indispensable collection offers 51 chapters, each focused on a distinct American independent film. Screening American Independent Film presents these films chronologically, addressing works from across more than a century (1915−2020), emphasizing the breadth and long duration of American independent cinema. The collection includes canonical examples as well as films that push against and expand the definitions of "independence." The titles run from micro-budget films through marketing-friendly Indiewood projects, from auteur-driven films and festival darlings to B-movies, genre pics, and exploitation films. The chapters also introduce students to different approaches within film studies including historical and contextual framing, industrial and institutional analysis, politics and ideology, genre and authorship, representation, film analysis, exhibition and reception, and technology. Written by leading international scholars and emerging talents in film studies, this volume is the first of its kind. Paying particular attention to issues of diversity and inclusion for both the participating scholars and the content and themes within the selected films, Screening American Independent Film is an essential resource for anyone teaching or studying American cinema.
Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316224863
A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids, plus an environmental twist. It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she just falls in love with her new surroundings - the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only she can see. Could it be a mermaid? As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be the only sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. Does she have what it takes to be a hero? Jewell Parker Rhodes weaves a rich tale celebrating the magic within.
Author : S. M. Brennan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
Release : 2012-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1105916928
Niles Carter must choose between the legacy of his blood or the desires of his heart. Forced to flee his home he finds himself in a land where magic rules all, and death follows his every footstep.
