Speculative Film and Moving Images by or about Black Women and Girls - Watch It! (Hardcover)

Speculative Film and Moving Images by or about Black Women and Girls: Watch It! examines depictions of African-descended women and girls in twentieth and twenty-first century speculative filmmaking. Topics include a discursive analysis of stereotypes; roles garnered by Halle Berry, the only Black woman to receive an Oscar for Best Actress; the promise of characters, relationships and scripts found in works ranging from Altered Carbon, Lovecraft Country, and HBO's Watchmen series; anda closing chapter that considers the legacy of Black women in Horror. Jeffrey illustrates the ways in which recent texts link this Sci-Fi genre to the trauma endured by people of African descent in the United States of America. In doing so, this book provides a compelling interpretation of popular, prevalent, and recurring images of Black women and girls in American Popular Culture.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Karima K. Jeffrey-Legette
Foreword by:	Hoda M Zaki
Afterword by:	Trudier Harris
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-1-79362-703-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-79362-703-7
Barcode:	9781793627032

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