The Branford Marsalis Quartet—And that Insane Drummer, Justin Faulkner!

by J. Kameron Carter on January 13, 2012

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Before commenting on the Branford Marsalis Quartet, which I just saw in concert this Friday evening, I want to start first with an apology for not offering more frequent blog postings. I’ve got a couple of writing projects on which I’m working pretty intensely. This has prevented me from commenting on many important issues—for example, [...]

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The Advent of Justice: Some Thoughts on Emilie Townes’ “Justice Notes” Lecture at Duke University Divinity School

by J. Kameron Carter December 2, 2011
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The Question of Justice Dr. Emilie Townes, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology and Academic Dean at Yale Divinity School, offered a provocative lecture at Duke Univeristy Divinity School yesterday, December 1, 2011. Her lecture was titled “Justice Notes.” I (and a few others in the audience: shout-out to Tim McGee!) live-tweeted the [...]

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Justice Notes: Duke Divinity School Welcomes Professor Emilie Townes

by J. Kameron Carter December 1, 2011
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For those of you in Durham, please come by Duke Divinity School today at 12.30pm (just a couple hours from now) to hear the distinguished womanist ethicist, former President of the American Academy of Religion, and the current Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology and Academic Dean at Yale Divinity School, Dr. Emilie Townes. [...]

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“The Cleansing Conditions of Violence . . .”: On My Class, Film and the Christian Life

by J. Kameron Carter September 11, 2011
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I’m prepping for my Monday class, “Film and the Christian Life,” in which we will be discussing parts of Frank B. Wilderson III’s groundbreaking book Red, White, and Black: Cinema and the Structure of U.S. Antagonisms (Duke UP, 2010). I debated whether or not the book would be a bit much for the class. But [...]

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It Ain’t About Black Women—It’s About White Women: On the Movie The Help

by J. Kameron Carter August 16, 2011
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I’m totally feelin’ everything that Rosetta E. Ross, Professor of Religious Studies at Atlanta’s Spelman College, said in her eye-opening Religion Dispatches rant on why she refuses to see the movie The Help. This film is being talked about up and down the Web, and I’m sure in more than a few barbershops and beauty [...]

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