Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-89) and indexes.
Contents
Rebirth -- The stereotype -- Literature review -- Chapter descriptions -- Race and representation in the classical style -- The classical Hollywood cinema -- Early images of Blacks in American cinema -- The political economy of blaxploitation -- We shall overcome -- A star is dying: Sidney Poitier and the death of Uncle Tom -- The big break and a hero named Sweetback -- The great flood -- Cashing in and selling out -- I see death around the corner -- Do the right thing revisited -- The check is in the mail -- Pre-production, film trade unions, and doing the right thing -- Do the right thing meets the press -- Check the gate: Black cinema at the crossroads -- Does we still have to shuffle? -- Re-thinking a Black film aesthetic.
Summary
Post-Soul Black Cinema traces the movement of African American filmmakers and images, as they move from the margins to the mainstream of American cinema.
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