The Poitier effect : racial melodrama and fantasies of reconciliation /

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The civil rights struggle was convulsing the nation, its violence broadcast into every living room. Against this fraught background, Sidney Poitier emerged as an image of dignity, discipline, and moral authority. Here was the picture-perfect black man, helping German nuns build a chapel in The Lilie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Willis, Sharon, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
Temas:
Poitier, Sidney > Criticism and interpretation.
Poitier, Sidney.
African Americans in motion pictures.
Race in motion pictures.
Noirs américains au cinéma.
Race au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Raser på film.
Svarta på film.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: racial pedagogy and the magical negro
  • Passing through: the obsessive sameness of Sidney Poitier
  • Feminism as alibi: when white women encounter color
  • The lure of retrospectatorship: hitting the false notes in Far from heaven
  • Black authenticity and the ambivalent icon: keeping it real in Talk to me
  • Conclusion: chasing Sidney.

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