Precious - Identity, Adaptation and the African-American Youth Film

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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Katherine Whitehurst
• Con la collaborazione di: Sian Lincoln (Editore della collana), Yannis Tzioumakis (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032209487
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220948-7
• Pagine: 124
• Serie: Cinema and Youth Cultures
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Mediologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Media Studies, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies