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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.