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Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity
Jacqueline Najuma Stewart
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Description for Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity
Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, 56 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
The rise of cinema as the predominant American entertainment around the turn of the last century coincided with the migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to the urban "land of hope" in the North. This richly illustrated book, discussing many early films and illuminating black urban life in this period, is the first detailed look at the numerous early relationships between African Americans and cinema. It investigates African American migrations onto the screen, into the audience, and behind the camera, showing that African American urban populations and cinema shaped each other in powerful ways. Focusing ... Read more
The rise of cinema as the predominant American entertainment around the turn of the last century coincided with the migration of hundreds of thousands of African Americans from the South to the urban "land of hope" in the North. This richly illustrated book, discussing many early films and illuminating black urban life in this period, is the first detailed look at the numerous early relationships between African Americans and cinema. It investigates African American migrations onto the screen, into the audience, and behind the camera, showing that African American urban populations and cinema shaped each other in powerful ways. Focusing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
Number of Pages
367
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520233492
SKU
V9780520233492
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About Jacqueline Najuma Stewart
Jacqueline Najuma Stewart is Associate Professor of English, Cinema & Media Studies, and African & African American Studies at the University of Chicago.
Reviews for Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity
"With this book, Stewart establishes herself as the authority on early Black cinema. The historiography is meticulous, original and compelling. Stewart puts theory and history into productive conversation. An extremely important work." - Linda Williams, author of Playing the Race Card"