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African Americans and the Oscar: Decades of Struggle and Achievement
Edward Mapp
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Description for African Americans and the Oscar: Decades of Struggle and Achievement
Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
At the 2007 Academy Awards' ceremony, an unprecedented number of Black performers received acting nominations, and two of the statues awarded that evening went to Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson. Indeed, since 2000, more African Americans have received Oscars than in the previous century. While the last few years have seen more and more Black performers receive acknowledgment by the Academy, it hasn't always been that way. African Americans and the Oscar': Decades of Struggle and Achievement highlights the advancements Black performers have made on the silver screen and how those performances were honored by the Academy. In the ... Read more
At the 2007 Academy Awards' ceremony, an unprecedented number of Black performers received acting nominations, and two of the statues awarded that evening went to Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson. Indeed, since 2000, more African Americans have received Oscars than in the previous century. While the last few years have seen more and more Black performers receive acknowledgment by the Academy, it hasn't always been that way. African Americans and the Oscar': Decades of Struggle and Achievement highlights the advancements Black performers have made on the silver screen and how those performances were honored by the Academy. In the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810861053
SKU
V9780810861053
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About Edward Mapp
Edward Mapp is professor emeritus of Speech and Communications, City University of New York. He is the author of Blacks in American Films: Today and Yesterday (Scarecrow, 1972) and Directory of Blacks in the Performing Arts (Scarecrow, 1990), and co-author of A Separate Cinema, Fifty Years of Black-Cast Posters. His vast collection of original Black-cast film posters was presented in ... Read more
Reviews for African Americans and the Oscar: Decades of Struggle and Achievement
Edward Mapp's African Americans and the Oscars illuminates the history of African American presence in Hollywood. Offering both plot synopses and biographical sketches, readers have at hand a useful reference book revealing the who, what, when, where, and why of each nomination . . . The book is a valuable addition to any film library. It informs, entertains, ... Read more