Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s - Blackness and Genre

Informationen zum Autor Novotny Lawrence is Assistant Professor in the Department of Radio and Television at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Klappentext This book examines a number of blaxploitation films - including Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Blacula (1972), and The Mack (1973) - and illustrates the manner in which 'blaxploitation' came to be understood as a separate genre. Zusammenfassung This book examines a number of blaxploitation films – including Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Blacula (1972), and The Mack (1973) – and illustrates the manner in which 'blaxploitation' came to be understood as a separate genre. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Historic Labeling of Blackness in Cinema 1. "Two Detectives Only a Mother Could Love!": Cotton Comes to Harlem and the Detective Genre 2. "Deadlier than Dracula!": Blacula and the Horror Genre 3. "Now that You’ve Seen the Rest…Make Way for the Biggest and the Best!": The Mack and the Gangster Genre 4. "6 feet 2" and All of it Dynamite!": Cleopatra Jones and the Cop Action Genre Conclusion: The Demise and Aftermath of the Blaxploitation Movement

List of contents

Introduction: The Historic Labeling of Blackness in Cinema 1. "Two Detectives Only a Mother Could Love!": Cotton Comes to Harlem and the Detective Genre 2. "Deadlier than Dracula!": Blacula and the Horror Genre 3. "Now that You've Seen the Rest...Make Way for the Biggest and the Best!": The Mack and the Gangster Genre 4. "6 feet 2" and All of it Dynamite!": Cleopatra Jones and the Cop Action Genre Conclusion: The Demise and Aftermath of the Blaxploitation Movement

About the author

Novotny Lawrence is Assistant Professor in the Department of Radio and Television at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Product details

• Authors: Novotny Lawrence, Novotny (Southern Illinois University-Ca Lawrence, Novotny (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Lawrence, Lawrence Novotny
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2007
• EAN: 9780415960977
• ISBN: 978-0-415-96097-7
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Studies in African American History and Culture; Studies in African American Hi; Studies in African American History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, History, Media Studies, Sociology, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Humanities, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, The Americas, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General