The essays in this collection provide a variety of perspectives on black representation and questions of racial authenticity in mainstream as well as African-American independent cinema. The volume includes essays on racial stereotypes, trenchant critiques of that discourse, original essays on directors such as Haile Gerima and Charles Burnett, and a discussion of black, gay and lesbian film and video. The contributors include: Donald Bogle; Thomas Cripps; Jane Gaines; Nathan Grant; Stuart Hall; Tommy L. Lott; Wahneema Lubiano; Mike Murashige; Valerie Smith; James Snead; and David Van Leer.
- ISBN10 0813523133
- ISBN13 9780813523132
- Publish Date 1 April 1997
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 22 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Rutgers University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English