David L. Moody

The Complexity and Progression of Black Representation in Film and Television (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Complexity and Progression of Black Representation in Film and Television examines the intricacies of race, representation, Black masculinity, sexuality, class, and color in American cinema and television. Black images on the silver screen date back to the silent film era, yet these films and television programs presented disturbing images of African American culture, and regrettably, many early films and small screen programs portrayed Black characters in demeaning and stereotypical roles. In order to fully analyze the roles of Black actors and actresses in film and television, Moody addresses the following issues: the historical significance of the term "race films"; female Black identities and constructs; queerness and Black masculinity; Black male identities; and Black buffoonery in film and television.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739188385
• Artikelnr.: 45221772

Autorenporträt

By David L. Moody - Contributions by Rob Prince Obey

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Who Am I? Chapter 1: Race Films as a Genre in American Cinema
Chapter 2: Riding the Train of Cultural Complexity with Sarah Jane and Clay
: Critique of the Films Imitation of Life and Dutchman Chapter 3: Black
"Zombies/Non-Zombies" that Live Amongst the Dead: A Closer Look at the
Screen Acting Work of Mantan Moreland and Duane Jones in King of the
Zombies (1941) and Night of the lIving Dead (1968) Chapter 4: The Devil
Made Me Do It...That Is, Burn Down Paris: Queering Masculinity in African
American Culture, American Cinema, and Television Chapter 5: The Scarface
Identity: Rap Gone Wild, Cash Money Bruthas, and Niggas Killin' Nigga(z) on
Da Streets Rob Prince Obey and David L. Moody Chapter 6: Black Popular
Culture, The Boondocks, and Black Jesus Chapter 7: American Culture and the
Black Situation Comedy Conclusion: What Am I?