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Black Oscars - From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans (Hardcover)
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Black Oscars - From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans (Hardcover)
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts an annual
award show affectionately and commonly known as "the Oscars." Yet,
these awards are more than a mere ceremony; they are a phenomenon.
More so than the amorphous, loosely-organized, multi-faceted
entities that comprise Hollywood, the Oscars are the pinnacle of
fantasy, beauty, romance and high class. They are eagerly
anticipated and are heavily discussed. Only the National Football
League's annual televised event entitled the Super Bowl eclipses
the Oscars in terms of viewing size and revenue stream. But to be
the second-most popular television event on the planet is not bad -
not bad for an organization that only boasts fifty-one board of
governor members. For over ninety years, Oscar winners have been
considered the standard bearers of all things imaginable within
American culture. Not that Oscar winners are dispositive of all
matters within Hollywood and entertainment, however, given their
presence and popularity, it begs the question of what do these
awards reflect and reinforce about larger society, particularly
when it comes to the public participation of African Americans.
This book will therefore draw upon American history, African
American history, sociology and film studies, thereby broadening
its appeal to multiple audiences. Each chapter provides a thorough
analysis and overview of any blacks that were nominated for their
Hollywood roles during the designated decade. Historical commentary
will contextualize the socio-political meaning of the symbology of
such images and the black characters as political images onscreen.
Black Oscar winners (more of which occur in the latter decades)
will be highlighted and cross-referenced with other winners for
proper analysis of trends and patterns. Ultimately the Oscars serve
as an excellent litmus test as to how what degree our society has
truly embraced diversity within the hallowed confines of our sacred
imaginations.
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