Women filmmakers of the African and Asian diaspora [electronic resource] : decolonizing the gaze, locating subjectivity / Gwendolyn Audrey Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women motion picture producers and directors.

African American motion picture producers and directors.

Asian American motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Black women filmmakers not only deserve an audience, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster asserts, but it is also imperative that their voices be heard as they struggle against Hollywood's constructions of spectatorship, ownership, and the creative and distribution aspects of filmmaking.Foster provides a voice for Black and Asian women in the first detailed examination of the works of six contemporary Black and Asian women filmmakers. She also includes a detailed introduction and a chapter entitled ""Other Voices,"" documenting the work of other Black and Asian filmmakers.Foster

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Zeinabu Irene Davis: ""Constructing an oppositional gaze""; 3. Ngozi Onwurah: ""A different concept and agenda""; 4. Julie Dash: ""I think we need to do more than try to document history""; Gallery; 5. Pratibha Parmar: ""An assault on racism, sexism, and homophobia""; 6. Trinh T. Minh-ha: ""An empowering notion of difference""; 7. Mira Nair: ""To be mixed is the new world order""; 8. Other Voices; Works Cited; Film and Video Rentals; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover

Notes:

"First published 1997. Reprinted 2008"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-13249-9

0-8093-8094-3

1-4416-1935-6

OCLC:

300629411