Forgeries of Memory and Meaning: Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film Before World War II - Couverture souple

Robinson, Cedric J.

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ISBN 10 : 1459612310 ISBN 13 : 9781459612310

Editeur : ReadHowYouWant, 2012

Synopsis

Forgeries of Memory and Meaning Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues that economic, political, and cultural forces present in the eras of silent film and the early "ta... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues that economic, political, and cultural forces present in the eras of silent film and the early ""talkies"" firmly entrenched limited representations of African Americans. Robinson's analysis marks a new way of approaching the intellectual, political, and media racism present in the beginnings of American narrative cinema.

Biographie de l'auteur

Cedric J. Robinson is professor of black studies and political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is author of four other books, including Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition (from the University of North Carolina Press).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ReadHowYouWant
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1459612310
• ISBN 13: 9781459612310
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 812