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1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages) : illustrations |
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Culture America |
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Culture America.
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Racialized masculinity and the politics of difference -- The preformed image : watermelon, razors, and chicken thievery, 1896-1915 -- Black cinematic ruptures and Ole Uncle Tom -- African-American cinema and The birth of a nation -- The defense of Black manhood on the screen -- Oscar Micheaux : from homestead to lynch mob -- Within our gates -- Blackface, white independent all-Black productions, and the coming of sound : the late silent era, 1915-1931 |
| Summary |
"Black Manhood on the Silent Screen is unique in that it takes contemporary and original film theory, applies it to the distinctive body of African American independent films in the silent era, and relates the meaning of these films to larger political, social, and intellectual events in American society. By showing how both white and black men have defined their own sense of manhood through cinema, it examines the intersection of race and gender in the movies and offers a deft interweaving of film theory, American history, and film history."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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All rights reserved |
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| Subject |
African American men in motion pictures.
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Men in motion pictures.
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Silent films -- United States -- History and criticism
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African American men in motion pictures
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Men in motion pictures
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Silent films
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Stummfilm
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United States
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Schwärze
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Silent films
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Silent films.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002001205 |
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