02742nam 2200553Ia 450 991077942170332120230829001804.01-299-39649-61-4616-5688-5(CKB)2550000001017580(EBL)1158589(SSID)ssj0000906333(PQKBManifestationID)12412293(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906333(PQKBWorkID)10949620(PQKB)10573898(MiAaPQ)EBC1158589(Au-PeEL)EBL1158589(CaPaEBR)ebr10685159(CaONFJC)MIL470899(OCoLC)834500673(EXLCZ)99255000000101758020051206d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBlack on Black[electronic resource] urban youth films and the multicultural audience /Celeste A. FisherLanham, Md. Scarecrow Press20061 online resource (152 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8108-5722-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-116) and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Readers and Response; Chapter 2: ""America's Worst Nightmare"": Reading Menace II Society; Chapter 3: ""Money, Power, Respect"": Reading Juice; Chapter 4: ""Increase the Peace"": Reading Boyz n the Hood; Chapter 5: Negotiated Meanings; Chapter 6: Epilogue; Appendix A: Course Films; Appendix B: Additional Films; Appendix C: Background Questionnaire; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorImages of violent black masculinity are not new in American culture, but in the late 1980s and early '90s, the social and economic climate in the country contributed to an unprecedented number of films about ghetto life. And while Hollywood reaped financial gains from these depictions, the rest of the country saw an ever widening 'opportunity gap' between marginalized groups and mainstream society, as well as an increase in juvenile violence. These events added to the existing discomfort of the viewing public with representations of young black males living in urban ghettos.African Americans in motion picturesYouth in motion picturesAfrican Americans in motion pictures.Youth in motion pictures.791.43/652996073Fisher Celeste A1578700MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779421703321Black on Black3858301UNINA