Horror noire : blacks in American horror films from the 1890s to present / Robin R. Means Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Means Coleman, Robin R., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--United States--History and criticism.

Horror films.

African Americans in motion pictures.

Race in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characterizations of blackness in horror cinema, and examines key levels of black participation on screen and behind the camera. She argues that horror offers a representational space for black people to challenge the more negative, or racist, images seen in other media outlets, a

Contents:

Introduction : studying blacks and horror films

The birth of the black boogeyman: pre-1930s

Jungle fever: a horror romance: 1930s

Horrifying goons and minstrel coons: 1940s

Black invisibility, white science, and a night with Ben: 1950s-1960s

Scream, whitey, scream: retribution, enduring women and carnality: 1970s

We always die first: invisibility, racial red-lining, and self-sacrifice: 1980s

Black is back! retribution and the urban terrain: 1990s

Conclusion: catching some zzzzz's: blackz and horror in the 21st century.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-258) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-43529-2

9786613435293

0-203-84767-9

1-136-94294-7

9780203847671

OCLC:

773564615