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1 online resource (x, 135 pages) |
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Studies in African American history and culture |
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Studies in African American history and culture.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The Historic Labeling of Blackness in Cinema -- Chapter One. "Two Detectives Only a Mother Could Love!" : 'Cotton Comes to Harlem' and the Detective Genre -- Chapter Two. "Deadlier than Dracula!" : 'Blacula' and the Horror Genre -- Chapter Three. "Now that You've Seen the Rest ... Make Way for the Biggest and the Best!" : 'The Mack' and the Gangster Genre -- Chapter Four. "6 feet 2" and All of It Dynamite!" : 'Cleopatra Jones' and the Cop Action Genre -- Conclusion : The Demise and Aftermath of the Blaxploitation Movement |
| Summary |
This book examines a number of blaxploitation films - including Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Blacula (1972), and The Mack (1973) - and illustrates the manner in which 'blaxploitation' came to be understood as a separate genre |
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"During the early years of the motion picture industry, black performers were often depicted as shuckin' and jivin' caricatures. Specifically, black males were portrayed as toms, coons and bucks, while the mammy and tragic mulatto archetypes circumscribed black femininity. This misrepresentation began to change in the 1950s and 1960s when performers such as Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier were cast in more positive roles. These performers paved the way for the black exploitation or blaxploitation movement, which began in 1970 and flourished until 1975. The movement is characterized by films that feature a black hero or heroine, black supporting characters, a predominantly black urban setting, a display of black sexuality, excessive violence, and a contemporary rhythm and blues soundtrack. Blaxploitation films were made across varying genres, but the questionable elements of some of the pictures caused them to be referred to as blaxploitation films with little or no regard given to their generic categorization"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-121), filmography (pages 107-110) , and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Blaxploitation films -- United States -- History and criticism
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African Americans in motion pictures -- History -- 20th century
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Urban African Americans in motion pictures -- History -- 20th century
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Film genres -- United States
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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African Americans in motion pictures
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Blaxploitation films
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Film genres
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Urban African Americans in motion pictures
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United States
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Film criticism
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History
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Film criticism.
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Critiques cinématographiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203932223 |
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0203932226 |
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