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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798478703321

Autore

Moody David L. <1957->

Titolo

The complexity and progression of black representation in film and television / / David L. Moody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7391-8838-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/652996073

Soggetti

African Americans in motion pictures

African Americans in the motion picture industry

Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States

Television broadcasting - Social aspects - United States

African Americans in television broadcasting

African Americans on television

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Race Films as a Genre in American Cinema; Chapter Two: Riding the Train of Cultural Complexity with Sarah Jane and Clay; Chapter Three: Black "Zombies/Non-Zombies" that Live Amongst the Dead; Chapter Four: The Devil Made Me Do It . . . That Is, Burn Down Paris; Chapter Five: The Scarface Identity; Chapter Six: Black Popular Culture, The Boondocks, and Black Jesus; Chapter Seven: American Culture and the Black Situation Comedy; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Selected Bibliography; Index

About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Complexity and Progression of Black Representation in Film and Television examines the complexities of race, representation, Black masculinity, sexuality, class, and color in American cinema and television.