O'Brien Black Masculinity on Film

Native Sons and White Lies
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-137-59323-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 221 Seiten

Reihe: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

Offers wide-ranging commentary on depictions of the black male in mainstream cinema, American and European
Explores counter-representations of black masculinity which challenge racial stereotypes, exhibiting aspects positive, progressive and subversive
Highlights key black performers, genres and franchises underrepresented in previous commentary
Will appeal to both the academic and the general reader interested in film, race, gender and colonial issues

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Brien, Daniel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Natives Are Still Restless: Black representation in whitened Africa from Tarzan to Mandela.- 3. A King Among Bit Players: Noble Johnson and the art of racial ambiguity.- 4. Also Known as Rochester: Eddie Anderson, black stardom and World War II.- 5. Tall and Black in the Saddle: How African-American cowboys rode out of the shadows and into the sunset.- 6. Due afro-americani a Roma: John Kitzmiller, Woody Strode and remoulding stereotypes in Italian popular cinema.- 7. Bond and Blackness: Challenging racial schism in the 007 universe.- 8. Leaving the Overlook: Black heroism and white nightmare in The Shining.- 9. Saving the World for White Folks? Will Smith racializes science fiction as black man and man in black.

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel O'Brien is Film Tutor in Medical Humanities at the University of Southampton, UK. He is a writer and historian in film studies and a film tutor in Medical Humanities. His recent publications include Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film: The Mighty Sons of Hercules (Palgrave Macmillan 2014).