1st Edition
Fear of the Dark 'Race', Gender and Sexuality in the Cinema
By Lola Young
Copyright 1996
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Studies of the portrayal of black people in film have tended to be studies for the ideological correctness of the depictions of black people and the extent to which they rely on stereotypes. By closely examining films such as Sapphire (1959), Leo the Last (1969), Black Joy (1977), Playing Away (1986) and Mona Lisa (1987) and situating them in their historical and social context, Fear... Read more
Chapter 1 Themes and issues; Chapter 2 Notes on the discourse of ‘race’; Chapter 3 Imperial culture: the primitive, the savage and white civilization; Chapter 4 ‘Miscegenation’ and the perils of ‘passing’; Chapter 5 Family life; Chapter 6 Representing reality and ‘the black experience’ in 1970s Britain; Chapter 7 British cinema into the 1980s; Chapter 8 ‘Race’, identity and cultural criticism;
Biography
Lola Young is a former professional actress and currently is Principal Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Middlesex University.
