Black Rodeo - A History of the African American Western (Hardcover)

African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals. Woody Strode’s 1950s transformation from football star to actor was the harbinger of hard-edged western heroes later played by Jim Brown and Fred Williamson. Sidney Poitier’s Buck and the Preacher provided a narrative helmed by a groundbreaking African American director and offered unconventionally rich roles for women. Mask moves from these discussions to consider blaxploitation westerns and an analysis of Jeff Kanew’s hard-to-find 1972 documentary about an all-Black rodeo. The book addresses how these movies set the stage for modern-day westploitation films like Django Unchained.  A first-of-its kind survey, Black Rodeo illuminates the figure of the Black cowboy while examining the intersection of African American film history and the western.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Mia Mask
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-04487-8
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-252-04487-8
Barcode:	9780252044878

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