Representing Blackness Issues in Film and Video |
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Author:
| Smith, Valerie |
ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2314-9 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $39.60 |
Book Description:
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The essays in this collection provide a variety of perspectives on black representation and questions of racial authenticity in mainstream as well as African American independent cinema. This volume includes seminal essays on racial stereotypes, trenchant critiques of that discourse, original essays on important directors such as Haile Gerima and Charles Burnett, and an insightful discussion of black gay and lesbian film and video.
The essays in this collection provide a variety of perspectives on black representation and questions of racial authenticity in mainstream as well as African American independent cinema. This volume includes seminal essays on racial stereotypes, trenchant critiques of that discourse, original essays on important directors such as Haile Gerima and Charles Burnett, and an insightful discussion of black gay and lesbian film and video.