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Research Output per year
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Research Interests
Petty writes and teaches about race, stardom, performance, reception, adaptation, and genre and is especially interested in the history of African American representation in Hollywood film.
Education/Academic qualification
History, BA, Carleton College
American Studies, PhD, Emory University
Interdisciplinary Studies, MA, Emory University
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Duet on the Theme of “Everything’s Alright” from Jesus Christ Superstar
Petty, M. & Chambers-Letson, J., Jun 1 2023, In: Journal of Popular Music Studies. 35, 2, p. 15-22 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Just Another Fan of Yours
Petty, M. J., 2018, In: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies. 57, 2, p. 169-171 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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“Old Folks at Home”: Tyler Perry and the Dialectics of Nostalgia
Petty, M. J., Oct 3 2017, In: Quarterly Review of Film and Video. 34, 7, p. 587-605 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epilogue: Playing With the Changes
Petty, M. J., 2016, From Madea to Media Mogul: Theorizing Tyler Perry. University Press of Mississippi, p. 233-237 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Stealing the Show: African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood
Petty, M. J., 2016, University of California Press. 320 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
26 Scopus citations