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Women and mixed race representation in film : eight star profiles / Valerie C. Gilbert.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.2 .G543 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Valerie C., 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American actresses--Biography.
- African American actresses.
- African Americans in motion pictures.
- Minority women in motion pictures.
- Race in motion pictures.
- Race relations in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--United States--History.
- Motion pictures.
- United States.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This book uses a black/white interracial lens to examine the lives and careers of eight prominent American-born actresses from the silent age through the studio era, New Hollywood, and into the present century: Josephine Baker, Nina Mae McKinney, Fredi Washington, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Lonette McKee, Jennifer Beals and Halle Berry. Combining biography with detailed film readings, the author fleshes out the tragic mulatto stereotype, while at the same time exploring concepts and themes such as racial identity, the one-drop rule, passing, skin color, transracial adoption, interracial romance, and more. With a wealth of background information, this study also places these actresses in historical context, providing insight into the construction of race, both onscreen and off"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Josephine Baker: From Exotic Savage to Creole Queen
- 2. Nina Mae McKinney: Dichotomy of a Hollywood Black Woman
- 3. Fredi Washington: Paradox of Black Identity
- 4. Lena Horne: Separate and Unequalled
- 5. Dorothy Dandridge: Star-Crossed Crossover Star
- 6. Lonette McKee: Mixed Race Heroine Remix
- 7. Jennifer Beals: White But Not Quite
- 8. Halle Berry: Imitation of Dorothy Dandridge.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476663388
- 1476663386
- OCLC:
- 1253354086
- Publisher Number:
- 99988675876
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