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Black manhood on the silent screen

Title
Black manhood on the silent screen [electronic resource] / Gerald R. Butters, Jr.
Author
Butters, Gerald R., 1961-
Publication
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2002.

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Description
1 online resource (xviii, 270 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Culture America
Uniform Title
Black manhood on the silent screen (Online)
Alternative Title
Black manhood on the silent screen (Online)
Subject
  • African American men in motion pictures
  • Men in motion pictures
  • Silent films > United States > History and criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Racialized Masculinity and the Politics of Difference -- 2. The Preformed Image: Watermelon, Razors, and Chicken Thievery, 1896-1915 -- 3. Black Cinematic Ruptures and Ole Uncle Tom -- 4. African-American Cinema and The Birth of a Nation -- 5. The Defense of Black Manhood on the Screen -- 6. Oscar Micheaux: From Homestead to Lynch Mob -- 7. Within Our Gates -- 8. Blackface, White Independent All-Black Productions, and the Coming of Sound: The Late Silent Era, 1915-1931 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Two Silent African-American Film Synopses -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
LCCN
2002001205
OCLC
ssj0002869414
Author
Butters, Gerald R., 1961-
Title
Black manhood on the silent screen [electronic resource] / Gerald R. Butters, Jr.
Imprint
Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2002.
Series
Culture America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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