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Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition
Donald Bogle
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Description for Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 120 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 457.
This classic iconic study of black images in American motion pictures has been updated and revised, as Donald Bogle continues to enlighten us with his historical and social reflections on the relationship between African Americans and Hollywood. He notes the remarkable shifts that have come about in the new millennium when such filmmakers as Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and Ava DuVernay (Selma) examined America's turbulent racial history and the particular dilemma of black actresses in Hollywood, including Halle Berry, Lupita Nyong'o, Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Hudson, and Viola Davis. Bogle also looks at the ongoing careers of such stars ... Read more
This classic iconic study of black images in American motion pictures has been updated and revised, as Donald Bogle continues to enlighten us with his historical and social reflections on the relationship between African Americans and Hollywood. He notes the remarkable shifts that have come about in the new millennium when such filmmakers as Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) and Ava DuVernay (Selma) examined America's turbulent racial history and the particular dilemma of black actresses in Hollywood, including Halle Berry, Lupita Nyong'o, Octavia Spencer, Jennifer Hudson, and Viola Davis. Bogle also looks at the ongoing careers of such stars ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780826429537
SKU
V9780826429537
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About Donald Bogle
Donald Bogle is one of the foremost authorities on African Americans in film and the arts. He is the author of the classic Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films (Continuum, 2001). His best-selling Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood received the Hurston/Wright Finalist Legacy Award in Non-fiction. His other ... Read more
Reviews for Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition
Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian.
Spike Lee
A well-researched and lively romp through the history of blacks in films. Far more inclusive and informative than previous books on the subject.
Mel Watkins, New York Times
Spike Lee
A well-researched and lively romp through the history of blacks in films. Far more inclusive and informative than previous books on the subject.
Mel Watkins, New York Times