Representing: Hip Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema
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In this engaging and provocative book, S. Craig Watkins examines two of the most important developments in the recent history of black cinema--the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "ghettocentric films." Representing explores a distinct contradiction in American society: at the same time that black youth have become the targets of a fierce racial backlash, their popular expressive cultures have become highly visible and commercially viable. "Watkins is at his most sophisticated and persuasive when he explains the surprising success of hyper-talented, entrepreneurial, and energetic black artists."--Archon Fung, Boston Book Review
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226874885
ISBN13:9780226874883
Release Date:July 1998
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:330 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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An excellent accessment of Hip-Hop Culture and Black Film.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I highly recommend this book. It is very enjoyable and informative reading that is right on target for insight into the Black Urban Culture, the rise of Hip Hop and it's influence on Black produced American film. It was used as a main text for a Rap and Black Cinema university course successfully. Although very sociology based, it was understood by college students of other majors who appreciated the book's honesty of a much maligned topic.
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