The Hollywood Jim Crow : the racial politics of the movie industry / Maryann Erigha.

By:

Erigha, Maryann [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781479816644

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

PN1995 .H655 2019

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Contents:

Introduction -- Hollywood's racial logic -- Labeling black unbankable -- Directing on the margins -- Making genre ghettos -- Manufacturing racial stigma -- Remaking cinema -- Conclusion.

Summary: The #OscarsSoWhite campaign, and the content of the leaked Sony emails which revealed, among many other things, that a powerful Hollywood insider didn't believe that Denzel Washington could 'open' a western genre film, provide glaring evidence that the opportunities for people of color in Hollywood are limited. In this work, the author tells the story of inequality, looking at the practices and biases that limit the production and circulation of movies directed by racial minorities. This book examines over 1,300 contemporary films, specifically focusing on directors, to show the key elements at work in maintaining 'the Hollywood Jim Crow'.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	PN1995.9.585 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		on1080201453

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Hollywood's racial logic -- Labeling black unbankable -- Directing on the margins -- Making genre ghettos -- Manufacturing racial stigma -- Remaking cinema -- Conclusion.

The #OscarsSoWhite campaign, and the content of the leaked Sony emails which revealed, among many other things, that a powerful Hollywood insider didn't believe that Denzel Washington could 'open' a western genre film, provide glaring evidence that the opportunities for people of color in Hollywood are limited. In this work, the author tells the story of inequality, looking at the practices and biases that limit the production and circulation of movies directed by racial minorities. This book examines over 1,300 contemporary films, specifically focusing on directors, to show the key elements at work in maintaining 'the Hollywood Jim Crow'.

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