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The Problem of the Color[blind] : Racial Transgression and the Politics of Black Performance /

Are we a multicultural nation, or a colorblind one?The Problem of the Color[blind]examines this vexed question in American culture by focusing on black performance in theater, film, and television. The practice of colorblind casting--choosing actors without regard to race--assumes a performing body...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Catanese, Brandi Wilkins, 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2011]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Are we a multicultural nation, or a colorblind one?The Problem of the Color[blind]examines this vexed question in American culture by focusing on black performance in theater, film, and television. The practice of colorblind casting--choosing actors without regard to race--assumes a performing body that is somehow race neutral. But where, exactly, is race neutrality located--in the eyes of the spectator, in the body of the performer, in the medium of the performance?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780472027927