Ulysse on Avatar, Voodoo & White Redemption

Gina Ulysse looks at the film Avatar framed by Voodoo and the idea of white people saving the "noble savage"

In a recent piece for The Huffington Post, Gina Ulysse, associate professor of anthropology, associate professor of African American studies, associate professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies, examines the recent film Avatar within the constructs of Voodoo and the Hollywood chestnut of white people saving the “noble savage.”