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Passing and posing between Black and White : calibrating the color line in U.S. cinema /

Since its inception, U.S. American cinema has grappled with the articulation of racial boundaries. This applies, in the first instance, to featuring mixed-race characters crossing the color line. In a broader sense, however, this also concerns viewing conditions and knowledge configurations. The fac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gotto, Lisa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2021]
Colección:Film (Transcript (Firm))
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • I. Conquered
  • Unconquered
  • The Birth of a Nation (David Wark Griffith, USA 1915)
  • The Symbol of the Unconquered (Oscar Micheaux, USA 1920)
  • II. Reflections
  • Shadows
  • Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959)
  • Shadows (John Cassavetes, USA 1959)
  • III. Blackface
  • Whiteface
  • Bamboozled (Spike Lee, USA 2000)
  • The Human Stain (Robert Benton, USA 2003)
  • Conclusion
  • IV. Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Filmography