American Slavery on Film

A comprehensive and timely resource on the depictions in film of enslaved African Americans and slavery from the Antebellum Period to Emancipation. American Slavery on Film highlights historical and contemporary depictions in film of the resistance, rebellion, and resilience of enslaved African Americans in the United States from the Antebellum period to Emancipation. In her study of such films as Uncle Tom''s Cabin (1914), a silent movie adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe''s novel; the groundbreaking and successful television miniseries Roots (1977); and the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet (2019), Caron Knauer analyzes how African American slavery has been and continues to be portrayed in major studio blockbusters and independent films alike. Separating the romanticized and unrealistic depictions of slavery from the more accurate but often unflinching portrayals of its horrors, the author covers a wide range of topics, including the impact of slavery on popular culture, the Underground Railroad, Maroon communities, and the Los Angeles Film Rebellion of the 1960s. As a result, this book delivers a comprehensive, readable, and timely examination of enslaved African Americans and slavery in America''s film history.>

About the author

Caron Knauer teaches English at LaGuardia Community College, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Caron Knauer
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2023
• EAN: 9781440877513
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-7751-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 238 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Hollywood History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Film Theory & Criticism, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Film history, theory or criticism