Poitier revisited : reconsidering a Black icon in the Obama age / edited by Ian Gregory Strachan and Mia Mask.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mask, Mia, 1969- editor.

Strachan, Ian G. (Ian Gregory), 1969- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poitier, Sidney--Criticism and interpretation.

Poitier, Sidney.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A critical anthology re-contextualizing the work of one of America's most recognized and celebrated actors, Sidney Poitier"-- Provided by publisher.

"Sidney Poitier remains one of the most recognizable black men in the world. Widely celebrated but at times criticized for the roles he played during a career that spanned 60 years, there can be no comprehensive discussion of black men in American film, and no serious analysis of 20th century American film history that excludes him. Poitier Revisited offers a fresh interrogation of the social, cultural and political significance of the Poitier oeuvre. The contributions explore the broad spectrum of critical issues summoned up by Poitier's iconic work as actor, director and filmmaker. Despite his stature, Poitier has actually been under-examined in film criticism generally. This work reconsiders his pivotal role in film and American race relations, by arguing persuasively, that even in this supposedly 'post-racial' moment of Barack Obama, the struggles, aspirations, anxieties, and tensions Poitier's films explored are every bit as relevant today as when they were first made."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

1 Walking with Kings: Poitier, King, and Obama

Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis, USA

2 Historicizing the Shadows and Acts: No Way Out and the Imagining of Black Activist Communities

Ryan De Rosa, Los Angeles Public Schools, USA

3 Caribbean All-Stars: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and the Rise of the African-American Leading Man

Belinda Edmondson, Professor of English and African-American & African Studies, USA

4 "Draggin' the Chain": Linking Civil Rights and African American Representation in The Defiant Ones and In the Heat of the Night

Emma Hamilton and Troy Saxby, University of Newcastle, Australia

5 Whisper Campaign on Catfish Row: Sidney Poitier and Porgy and Bess

Jeff Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

6 To Sir, With Love: A Black British Perspective

Mark Christian, Lehman College, USA

7 Transgression or Legal Union?: The Meaning of Interracial Marriage in 1967 Film and Law

Kim Warren, University of Kansas, USA

8 A Blues the Tom: Sidney Poitier's Filmic Sexual Identities

Ian Gregory Strachan, College of The Bahamas, Bahamas

9 Black Masculinity on Horseback: From Duel at Diablo to Buck and the Preacher and beyond

Mia Mask, Vassar College, USA

10 Stepping Behind the Camera: Sidney Poitier's Directorial Career

Keith Corson, Rhodes College and Memphis College of Art, USA

11 No Shafts, Super Flys, or Foxy Browns: Sidney Poitier's Uptown Saturday Night as Alternative to Blaxploitation Cinema"

Novotny Lawrence, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA

12 Transcending Paul Poitier: Six Degrees of Separation and the Construction of Will Smith

Willie Tolliver, Jr., Agnes Scott College, USA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781623569235

1623569230

9781501319822

1501319825

9781501300257

1501300253

9781623562977

162356297X

OCLC:

894227146