Spike Lee''s America

Informationen zum Autor David Sterritt is Chair of the National Society of Film Critics and Professor at Columbia University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Klappentext Spike Lee has directed, written, produced, and acted in dozens of films that present an expansive, nuanced, proudly opinionated, and richly multifaceted portrait of American society. As the only African-American filmmaker ever to establish a world-class career, Lee has paid acute attention to the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. Zusammenfassung Spike Lee has directed! written! produced! and acted in dozens of films that present an expansive! nuanced! proudly opinionated! and richly multifaceted portrait of American society. As the only African-American filmmaker ever to establish a world-class career! Lee has paid acute attention to the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements viii Introduction: Challenging Questions, No Easy Answers 1 1 The Early Joints 13 2 The Right Thing and the Love Supreme 41 3 Deeper into Politics 90 4 Brownstones in the Nabe, Projects in the Hood 117 5 Women and Men, Blacks and Whites 135 6 Crime, War, Miracles 167 Epilogue: Expanding Horizons 190 Notes 194 Filmography 203 References 229 Index 245

Product details

• Authors: D Sterritt, David Sterritt, David (National Society of Film Critics) Sterritt, Sterritt David
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2012
• EAN: 9780745651811
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-5181-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Pals-Polity America Through th; PALS-Polity America Through the Lens series; America Through the Lens
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, cinema, America, race, ethnicity, film, Spike Lee