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- ISBN
- 9780252076190
- Subject Area
- Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
- Publication Name
- Divas on Screen : Black Women in American Film
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Item Weight
- 15 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252076192
ISBN-13
9780252076190
eBay Product ID (ePID)
70942260
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Divas on Screen : Black Women in American Film
Language
English
Subject
General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-041246
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Mia Mask deftly weaves the lines of inquiry, theory, popular culture, and history while making the complex lives of these amazing, charismatic black women accessible and understandable in fresh conceptual ways."--Ed Guerrero, author of Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film, "[A] remarkable, straightforward book. . . . Mask interrogates the star personae of each of her subjects with a rigor that is unique and as refreshing as it is accessible and well written. Mask's cultural critique of her subjects and the world in which they operate resonates long after one has finished the volume. Highly recommended."-- Choice, A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2011. "[A] remarkable, straightforward book. . . . Mask interrogates the star personae of each of her subjects with a rigor that is unique and as refreshing as it is accessible and well written. Mask's cultural critique of her subjects and the world in which they operate resonates long after one has finished the volume. Highly recommended."-- Choice, "An original and imaginative work that is full of intellectual energy, insight, and engaged writing." Hazel V. Carby, author ofCultures in Babylon: Black Britain and African America"Mia Mask deftly weaves the lines of inquiry, theory, popular culture, and history while making the complex lives of these amazing, charismatic black women accessible and understandable in fresh conceptual ways." Ed Guerrero, author ofFraming Blackness: The African American Image in Film, "[A] remarkable, straightforward book. . . . Mask interrogates the star personae of each of her subjects with a rigor that is unique and as refreshing as it is accessible and well written. Mask's cultural critique of her subjects and the world in which they operate resonates long after one has finished the volume. Highly recommended."-- Choice, "An original and imaginative work that is full of intellectual energy, insight, and engaged writing."--Hazel V. Carby, author of Cultures in Babylon: Black Britain and African America, ''An original and imaginative work that is full of intellectual energy, insight, and engaged writing.'' Hazel V. Carby, author of Cultures in Babylon: Black Britain and African America ''Mia Mask deftly weaves the lines of inquiry, theory, popular culture, and history while making the complex lives of these amazing, charismatic black women accessible and understandable in fresh conceptual ways.'' Ed Guerrero, author of Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.4302/8092396073
Table Of Content
ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Dorothy Dandridge's Erotic Charisma2. Pam Grier: A Phallic Idol of Perversity and Sexual Charisma3. Goldberg's Variations on Comedic Charisma4. Oprah Winfrey: The Cathartic, Charismatic Capitalist5. Halle Berry: Charismatic Beauty for a Multicultural AgeNotesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
Accessible, theoretical readings of popular African American women film icons.This insightful study places African American women's stardom in historical and industrial contexts by examining the star personae of five African American women: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Halle Berry. Interpreting each woman's ......, Accessible, theoretical readings of popular African American women film icons.This insightful study places African American women's stardom in historical and industrial contexts by examining the star personae of five African American women: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Halle Berry. Interpreting each woman's celebrity as predicated on a brand of charismatic authority, Mia Mask shows how these female stars have deftly negotiated the uneven terrain of racial, gender, and class stereotypes. As international celebrities, these women have ultimately complicated the conventional discursive and industrial practices through which blackness and womanhood have been represented in commercial cinema, independent film, and network television. Mask examines the function of these stars in seminal yet underanalyzed films. She considers Dandridge's status as a sexual commodity in films such as Tamango, revealing the contradictory discourses regarding race and sexuality in segregation-era American culture. Grier's feminist-camp performances in sexploitation pictures Women in Cages and The Big Doll House and her subsequent blaxploitation vehicles Coffy and Foxy Brown highlight a similar tension between representing African American women as both objectified stereotypes and powerful, self-defining icons. Mask reads Goldberg's transforming habits in Sister Act and The Associate as representative of her unruly comedic routines, while Winfrey's daily television performance as self-made, self-help guru echoes Horatio Alger's narratives of success. Finally, Mask analyzes Berry's meteoric success by acknowledging the ways in which Dandridge's career made Berry's possible.''An original and imaginative work that is full of intellectual energy, insight, and engaged writing.''--Hazel V. Carby, author of Cultures in Babylon: Black Britain and African America ''Mia Mask deftly weaves the lines of inquiry, theory, popular culture, and history while making the complex lives of these amazing, charismatic black women accessible and understandable in fresh conceptual ways.''--Ed Guerrero, author of Framing Blackness: The African American Image in Film, This insightful study places African American women's stardom in historical and industrial contexts by examining the star personae of five African American women: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Halle Berry. Interpreting each woman's celebrity as predicated on a brand of charismatic authority, Mia Mask shows how these female stars have ultimately complicated the conventional discursive practices through which blackness and womanhood have been represented in commercial cinema, independent film, and network television. Mask examines the function of these stars in seminal yet underanalyzed films. She considers Dandridge's status as a sexual commodity in films such as Tamango, revealing the contradictory discourses regarding race and sexuality in segregation-era American culture. Grier's feminist-camp performances in sexploitation pictures Women in Cages and The Big Doll House and her subsequent blaxploitation vehicles Coffy and Foxy Brown highlight a similar tension between representing African American women as both objectified stereotypes and powerful, self-defining icons. Mask reads Goldberg's transforming habits in Sister Act and The Associate as representative of her unruly comedic routines, while Winfrey's daily television performance as self-made, self-help guru echoes Horatio Alger narratives of success. Finally, Mask analyzes Berry's meteoric success by acknowledging the ways in which Dandridge's career made Berry's possible.
LC Classification Number
PN1995
Copyright Date
2008
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