Fear of the Dark

'Race', Gender and Sexuality in the Cinema
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-415-09709-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 464 g

Studies of the portrayal of black people in film have tended to be studies for the ideological correctness of the depictions of black people and the extent to which they rely on stereotypes. By closely examining films such as Sapphire (1959), Leo the Last (1969), Black Joy (1977), Playing Away (1986) and Mona Lisa (1987) and situating them in their historical and social context, Fear of the Dark develops a particualar critical perspective on the film portrayal of black female sexuality and questions the extent to which black film makers have challenged stereotypes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Young, Lola

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Themes and issues; Chapter 2 Notes on the discourse of ‘race’; Chapter 3 Imperial culture: the primitive, the savage and white civilization; Chapter 4 ‘Miscegenation’ and the perils of ‘passing’; Chapter 5 Family life; Chapter 6 Representing reality and ‘the black experience’ in 1970s Britain; Chapter 7 British cinema into the 1980s; Chapter 8 ‘Race’, identity and cultural criticism;

Über Autor(innen)

Lola Young is a former professional actress and currently is Principal Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Middlesex University.