African Americans - Mass Media, General & Miscellaneous African American History, Peoples & Cultures in Film, Film Industry - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
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 disclosure, original essays on important directors such as Haile Gerima and Charles Burnett, and an insightful discussion of black gay and lesbian film and video.Synopsis
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 disclosure, original essays on important directors such as Haile Gerima and Charles Burnett, and an insightful discussion of black gay and lesbian film and video.
Book Details
Published
April 1, 1997
Publisher
Rivergate Books
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780813523149