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Transnational cinematic and popular music icons : Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Queen Latifah, 1917-2017 / Aaron E. Lefkovitz.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML394 .L44 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lefkovitz, Aaron E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horne, Lena.
- Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965.
- Dandridge, Dorothy.
- Queen Latifah, 1970-.
- Queen Latifah.
- Women singers--United States--Biography.
- Women singers.
- United States.
- Actresses--United States--Biography.
- Actresses.
- African American women--Biography.
- African American women.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 125 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lahham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
- Summary:
- This book explores the films and popular music of Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Queen Latifah,connecting each performer to female black-transnational histories and nonwhite female performers' representational struggles.
- Contents:
- 1 Lena Horne: Black-Transnational Icon, Trailblazer, and Stereotype 1
- 2 Dorothy Dandridge: "Bronze Goddess," "Tragic Mulatto," and Transnational Film Star 49
- 3 Queen Latifah: Racial, Gender, Sexual, and Transnational Power Broker 69.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1498555756
- 9781498555753
- OCLC:
- 991070117
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