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Spike Lee's Bamboozled and blackface in American culture / Elizabeth L. Sanderson.
Van Pelt Library PN1997.B2435 S26 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sanderson, Elizabeth L., 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bamboozled (Motion picture).
- African Americans in the performing arts--History.
- African Americans in the performing arts.
- Race in motion pictures.
- Racism in motion pictures.
- Blackface entertainers--United States.
- Blackface entertainers.
- Minstrel shows--United States--History.
- Minstrel shows.
- Racism in popular culture.
- History.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- United States.
- Race relations.
- Racism in popular culture--United States--History.
- Popular culture--United States--History.
- Popular culture.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 214 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "This book analyzes the work of minstrel performer Bert Williams, director Oscar Micheaux, writer Ralph Ellison, painter Michael Ray Charles, and director Spike Lee, all through the lens of Spike Lee's misunderstood film Bamboozled. Equal parts biography and cultural analysis, it examines the intersections of these five artists and Bamboozled, investigating their shared legacy of resistance against misrepresentation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Bert Williams: minstrelsy, vaudeville, and silent film
- Oscar Micheaux
- Ralph Ellison
- Michael Ray Charles
- Spike Lee
- The problem of the color line
- Bamboozled's reception
- Symbolic naming and casting practices
- Signifyin'
- Invoking history
- Narrative structures
- Keeping it real: a conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476678634
- 1476678634
- OCLC:
- 1089493153
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