Black Masculinity on Film - Native Sons and White Lies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book provides wide-ranging commentary on depictions of the black male in mainstream cinema. O'Brien explores the extent to which counter-representations of black masculinity have been achieved within a predominately white industry, with an emphasis on agency, the negotiation and malleability of racial status, and the inherent instability of imposed racial categories. Focusing on American and European cinema, the chapters highlight actors (Woody Strode, Noble Johnson, Eddie Anderson, Will Smith), genres (jungle pictures, westerns, science fiction) and franchises (Tarzan, James Bond) underrepresented in previous critical and scholarly commentary in the field. The author argues that although the characters and performances generated in these areas invoke popular genre types, they display complexity, diversity and ambiguity, exhibiting aspects that are positive, progressive and subversive. This book will appeal to both the academic and the general reader interested in film, race, gender and colonial issues.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Daniel O'Brien
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	221
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59322-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	1-137-59322-9
Barcode:	9781137593221

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