{"id":30364,"date":"2013-07-25T15:43:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T15:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=30364"},"modified":"2014-08-31T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-31T22:21:57","slug":"artintro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=30364","title":{"rendered":"Peoples Temple in the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"

A number of musicians, writers, dramatists, and filmmakers have completed \u2013 or are still working on \u2013 many creative projects which consider the people of Peoples Temple and the events in Jonestown. The articles below describe those projects, introduce the creative forces behind them, and consider how they perceive their own work.<\/p>\n

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A. Art and popular culture notes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

B. Books and poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Finding Truth in Fiction<\/a>, by Jane Hammons<\/li>\n
  2. Using Peoples Temple to Tell a Story: Jim Jones in Three Novels<\/a>, by Karen Stroup<\/li>\n
  3. Jonestown Survivor: An Insider\u2019s Look<\/i> Published<\/a>, by Laura Johnston Kohl\n
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    1. A Recommendation<\/a>, by Eusi Kwayana<\/li>\n
    2. An Insider’s Look<\/a>, by Niels Colesky<\/li>\n
    3. A Narrated Tour of Jonestown<\/a>, by Susan White Hicks<\/li>\n
    4. Laura Johnston Kohl\u2019s Jonestown<\/a>, by Bill Perrine<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    5. Eternally Grateful: A Year After Slavery of Faith<\/i><\/a>, by Leslie Wagner-Wilson<\/li>\n
    6. Closing the Book<\/a>, by Eusi Kwayana<\/li>\n
    7. And Then They Were Gone<\/i>: A Report<\/a>, by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral\n
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      1. Peoples Temple Timeline<\/a><\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Writing Jonestown<\/i> Book Nears Its End<\/a>, by Julia Scheeres<\/li>\n
      3. As Long As There\u2019s Life, There\u2019s Hope<\/a>, by Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons<\/li>\n
      4. I Killed Jim Jones<\/i>, Author\u2019s Note<\/a>, by Arnold Ludwig\n
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        1. I Killed Jim Jones<\/i>, Prologue<\/a><\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. The Onliest One Alive<\/i>: A Reconsideration of the First Survivor Account<\/a>, by Sylvia Marciniak<\/li>\n
        3. Saying Farewell to Jonestown<\/a>, by Annie Dawid<\/li>\n
        4. The Vexation of Jonestown<\/a>, by Carmen Gillespie\n
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          1. One<\/a><\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Reading the Language of Jonestown<\/a>, by darlene anita scott<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

            C. Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Jonestown Triptych<\/i>: Reflections<\/a>, by Bill Sallak<\/li>\n
            2. Reflections on a Year With \u201cJonestown,\u201d<\/a> by Sofia Talvik<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

              D. Film and Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              1. \u201cWords Fail,\u201d<\/a> by Abby Bradley<\/li>\n
              2. Means to an End: Thoughts on the Writing of the Stage Play, My Father\u2019s House<\/i><\/a>, by Ken White<\/li>\n
              3. Nearing the End of Comfort<\/a>, by Meghann Williams<\/li>\n
              4. Spending years with the story of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Carl Kelsch<\/li>\n
              5. Missing Pieces<\/i>: A play in hibernation<\/a>, by Anna Costello<\/li>\n
              6. The People\u2019s Temple<\/i>: A Student\u2019s Journey to Understanding<\/a>, by Maggie Downing<\/li>\n
              7. Medea Sirkas Documentary Film to Be Released in 2011<\/a><\/li>\n
              8. Jonestown: A film concept<\/a>, by Keanan O\u2019Carroll<\/li>\n
              9. I believe in Jim Jones: A cinematic tribute to the people of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Susan Spaller<\/li>\n
              10. Finding The Scope of Peoples Temple<\/a>, by David A. Berdass<\/li>\n
              11. The Guyana Tragedy<\/i> Myth<\/a>, by Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

                E. Artworks and photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                1. Pages<\/a>, by Allison M. Coleman<\/li>\n
                2. A moment that contains all moments<\/a>, by Sasha Sark<\/li>\n
                3. The Excavation of Jonestown<\/a>, by Nicola Bergstr\u00f6m<\/li>\n
                4. A Message in Our Music<\/a>, by Andy Brown<\/li>\n
                5. Impressions of Jonestown<\/a>, by T. Gordon<\/li>\n
                6. Pieces of Jonestown<\/a>, by Aaron Oldenburg<\/li>\n
                7. The Miniaturization of Jonestown<\/a>, by Daniel Russell<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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