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Spike Lee's Bamboozled and blackface in American culture / Elizabeth L. Sanderson.
- 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 popular culture--United States--History.
- Racism in popular culture.
- Popular culture--United States--History.
- Popular culture.
- Minstrel shows--United States--History.
- Minstrel shows.
- Racism in motion pictures.
- Blackface entertainers--United States.
- Blackface entertainers.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- Spike Lee's challenging film Bamboozled (2000) is often read as a surface level satire of blackface minstrelsy. Careful analysis, however, gives way to a complex and nuanced study of the history of black performance. This book analyzes the work of five men, minstrel performer Bert Williams, director Oscar Micheaux, writer Ralph Ellison, painter Michael Ray Charles, and director Spike Lee, all through the lens of this misunderstood film. Equal parts biography and cultural analysis, this book examines the intersections of these five artists and Bamboozled , and investigates their shared legacy of resistance against misrepresentation.
- 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.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3695-8
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