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Race and the revolutionary impulse in The Spook Who Sat by the Door
- Title
- Race and the revolutionary impulse in The Spook Who Sat by the Door / edited by Michael T. Martin, David C. Wall, and Marilyn Yaquinto.
- Publication
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
- ©2018
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- Description
- x, 225 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Ivan Dixon's 1973 film The Spook Who Sat by the Door captures the intensity of social and political upheaval during a volatile period in American history. Based on Sam Greenlee's novel by the same name, the film is a searing portrayal of an American black underclass brought to the brink of revolution. This series of critical essays situates the film in its social, political, and cinematic contexts and presents a wealth of related materials, including an extensive interview with Sam Greenlee, the original United Artists' press kit, numerous stills from the film, and a transcription of the screenplay. This fascinating examination of a revolutionary work foregrounds issues of race, class, and social inequality that continue to incite protests and drive political debate--back cover.
- Series Statement
- Studies in the cinema of the black diaspora
- Uniform Title
- Studies in the cinema of the Black diaspora.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The spook who sat by the door / Michael T. Martin and David Wall -- Writer/producer's statement: the making of The spook who sat by the door / Sam Greenlee -- "Duality is a survival tool. it's not a disease": interview with Sam Greenlee on The spook who sat by the door / Michael T. Martin and David C. Wall -- Cinema as political activism: contemporary meanings in The spook who sat by the door -- Marilyn Yaquinto -- Persistently displaced: situated knowledges and interrelated histories in The spook who sat by the door / Samantha N. Sheppard -- Subverting the system: the politics and production of The spook who sat by the door / Christine Acham -- The spook who sat by the door, screenplay / Sam Greenlee and Melvin Clay.
- Call Number
- Sc E 18-751
- ISBN
- 9780253031754
- 0253031753
- 9780253031792
- 0253031796
- 9780253031808 (eb) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017015154
- OCLC
- 981117260
- Title
- Race and the revolutionary impulse in The Spook Who Sat by the Door / edited by Michael T. Martin, David C. Wall, and Marilyn Yaquinto.
- Publisher
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in the cinema of the black diasporaStudies in the cinema of the Black diaspora.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Martin, Michael T., editor.Wall, David C., editor.Yaquinto, Marilyn, editor.Greenlee, Sam, 1930-2014. Spook who sat by the door.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 18-751