{"id":34357,"date":"2013-07-28T21:48:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T21:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=34357"},"modified":"2013-12-05T01:11:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T01:11:05","slug":"artintro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=34357","title":{"rendered":"Peoples Temple in the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Clayton Wolfe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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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  1. Arts and popular culture notes<\/a><\/li>\n

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  2. Books and poetry\n
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    1. Stories from Jonestown<\/em> Slated for 2013 Publication<\/a>\n
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      1. Stories From Jonestown<\/em> Extends Life of The People\u2019s Temple<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>by Leigh Fondakowski<\/li>\n
      2. A Review of Stories from Jonestown<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>by Kathy (Tropp) Barbour<\/li>\n
      3. Thank You, Leigh!<\/a>, <\/em>by Don Beck<\/li>\n
      4. Complicating Matters<\/a>, <\/em>by Annie Dawid<\/li>\n
      5. Stories Shows Nuances, Complexities of Telling Jonestown Stories<\/a>, <\/em>by Katherine Hill<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      6. Jonestown Lullaby<\/em> Finds New Audiences<\/a>\n
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        1. Transformation Song<\/a>, by Teri Buford O\u2019Shea<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. This Season<\/a>, by Leslie Wagner-Wilson<\/li>\n
        3. Jonestown Survivor: <\/em>My Next Chapter<\/a>, by Laura Johnston Kohl\n
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          1. Finding My Voice<\/a>, by Laura Johnston Kohl<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Thousand Lives<\/em> Finds Receptive Audiences<\/a>\n
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            1. Thousand Lives<\/em> Author Reflects on the Year Since Publication<\/a>, by Julia Scheeres<\/li>\n
            2. A Review of A Thousand Lives<\/em> by Julia Scheeres<\/a>, by Valerie Weaver-Zercher<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            3. Reflections on Publishing Lavender Look<\/em><\/a>, by Dora Bellefountaine<\/li>\n
            4. Forces Of God, Faces Of Evil<\/a>, by Edward Patterson<\/li>\n
            5. Reviews and Commentaries\n
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              1. \u00a0Peoples Temple as Plot Device<\/a>, by Matthew Thomas Farrell<\/li>\n
              2. Peoples Temple Acts of Focal Point of Season of the Witch<\/em><\/a>\n
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                1. You\u2019ve Got To Pick Up Every Stitch<\/a>, by Jennifer Kathleen Gibbons<\/li>\n
                2. Replowing Old Ground: Season of the Witch<\/em> and Peoples Temple<\/a>, by Tanya Hollis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                3. On either side of the darkness: Review of two new books on Jonestown<\/a>, by Richard Gubbels<\/li>\n
                4. Bungle in the Jungle: A Review of Citizen Lane<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>by Matthew Thomas Farrell<\/li>\n
                5. Jonestown, Naipaul, and Me<\/a>, by Nathan Deuel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                6. Surviving November: My Life After Jonestown<\/em> Finds New Passion<\/a>, by Dawn Gardfrey<\/li>\n
                7. And Then They Were Gone<\/em> Portrays Lives of Temple High School Students<\/a>, by Judy Bebelaar and Ron Cabral<\/li>\n
                8. Time: Jonestown Reconsidered 35 Years Later<\/a>, by Carmen Gillespie<\/li>\n
                9. Marceline Jones: Saint, Sinner, or \u2026..? Invitation to a Dialogue<\/em><\/a>, by Arnold M. Ludwig<\/li>\n
                10. Once It Was A Beautiful Idea<\/a>, by Sylvia Smith<\/li>\n
                11. Two Poems<\/a>, by Darlene Anita Scott<\/li>\n
                12. Jonestown Wipeout<\/a>, by Jim Boone<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

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                13. Music\n
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                  1. Risks of \u201cGo Outside\u201d Video Lead to Rewards<\/a>, by Isaiah Seret<\/li>\n
                  2. Concept Album Examines Power of Cult Leaders<\/a>, by Elgin Foster<\/li>\n
                  3. The Power of Voodoo<\/a>, by Joel Thomas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

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                  4. Film and Drama\n
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                    1. Production of My Father\u2019s House <\/em>Cancelled<\/a>, by Ken White\n
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                      1. True Believer or Charlatan, Committed Activist or Opportunist? Who Was the Real Mike Prokes?<\/a>, by Ken White<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      2. Studying and sharing the story of Jonestown<\/a>, by Carl Kelsch<\/li>\n
                      3. Opera to Revolve Around Temple Church Services<\/a>, by Andrew Barnes Jamieson<\/li>\n
                      4. Christine: Voice for the Silenced<\/a>, by Perry Townsend<\/li>\n
                      5. Moving the Needle on the \u201cJonestown Piece\u201d<\/a>, by Meghann Williams<\/li>\n
                      6. Challenging the Black-and-White: Researching a Peoples Temple Documentary<\/a>, by Martin English<\/li>\n
                      7. Australian Documentary to Examine Doomsday Cults<\/a>, by Jack Hawke<\/li>\n
                      8. Taking the Story in a New Direction<\/a>, by David B. Berget<\/li>\n
                      9. White Night<\/em>: Survivors of Jonestown 2012<\/a>, by Alex Smith<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

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                      10. Artworks and photography\n
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                        1. The Jonestown Library<\/a>, by Nicola Bergstr\u00f6m Hansen\n
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                          1. Reflections On The Jonestown Library: A Response To The Work Of Nicola Bergstr\u00f6m Hansen<\/a>, by Garrett Lambrev<\/li>\n
                          2. The Books of the Jonestown Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                          3. Art for the People<\/a>, by Allison Coleman Shank<\/li>\n
                          4. Peoples Temple Agricultural Project on Canvas<\/a>, by T. Gordon<\/li>\n
                          5. How to Become a Cult Leader: A Graphic Design Project<\/a>, by Lyubov Klimova<\/li>\n
                          6. Peoples Temple Sculpting and Diorama Project Takes Shape<\/a>, by Daniel Russell<\/li>\n
                          7. Tethered and Inspired by Jonestown<\/a>, by Nick Burgess<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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