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Reel to Real: Race, class and sex at the movies

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Description for Reel to Real: Race, class and sex at the movies Paperback. A collection of essays on film. It is suitable for those who believe that movies are worth arguing about. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 362.

Movies matter – that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks’ classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Here bell hooks – one of America’s most celebrated and thrilling cultural critics – talks back to films that have moved and provoked her, from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction to the work of Spike Lee. Including also her conversations with master filmmakers such as Charles Burnett and Julie Dash, Reel ... Read more is a must read for anyone who believes that movies are worth arguing about.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415964807
SKU
V9780415964807
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About Bell Hooks
bell hooks (b. 1951) is mainly known as a feminist thinker, although her writings cover a broad range of topics on gender, race, education and the media. She is Distinguished Professor of English at City College in New York.

Reviews for Reel to Real: Race, class and sex at the movies
'hooks... makes a compelling case to filmmakers for creating progressive images that 'transform the culture we live in'.' - Los Angeles Times

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