1st Edition
Precious Identity, Adaptation and the African-American Youth Film
By Katherine Whitehurst
Copyright 2022
124 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
124 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
124 Pages
12 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Examining how the discourses of youth, race, poverty and identity take shape when Push is adapted to the big screen, this book brings together valuable research to delve into representations of African-American girlhood.
The book draws attention to how Black girlhood takes shape in the film under the dominant White discourses that racialise non-White bodies, and examines how these... Read more
Precious: An Introduction 1 Adapting Push to Precious 2 Precious and the Conventions of Youth Films 3 Precious and Narratives of Girlhood (Denied) 4 Precious’ Critical Reception and the Landscape of Colour-blind Racism Conclusion
Biography
Katherine Whitehurst is a lecturer in media and film at the University of Liverpool. Her research centres on adaptation; fairy tales; child, youth and age studies; screen and literature; girlhood and identity; cultural memory; feminism; and gender.
