Spike Lee's Bamboozled and blackface in American culture

Bert Williams: minstrelsy, vaudeville, and silent film -- Oscar Micheaux -- Ralph Ellison -- Michael Ray Charles -- Spike Lee -- The problem of the color line -- Bamboozled's reception -- Symbolic naming and casting practices -- Signifyin' -- Invoking history -- Narrative structures -- Kee...

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1. Verfasser:	Sanderson, Elizabeth L. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	UnknownFormat
Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company 2019
Schlagworte:	Bamboozled (Motion picture) > African Americans in the performing arts > History > Race in motion pictures > Racism in motion pictures > Blackface entertainers > Minstrel shows > Racism in popular culture > Popular culture > United States > Race relations
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Zusammenfassung:	Bert Williams: minstrelsy, vaudeville, and silent film -- Oscar Micheaux -- Ralph Ellison -- Michael Ray Charles -- Spike Lee -- The problem of the color line -- Bamboozled's reception -- Symbolic naming and casting practices -- Signifyin' -- Invoking history -- Narrative structures -- Keeping it real: a conclusion. "This book analyzes the work of minstrel performer Bert Williams, director Oscar Micheaux, writer Ralph Ellison, painter Michael Ray Charles, and director Spike Lee, all through the lens of Spike Lee's misunderstood film Bamboozled. Equal parts biography and cultural analysis, it examines the intersections of these five artists and Bamboozled, investigating their shared legacy of resistance against misrepresentation"--
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	vii, 214 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781476678634 978-1-4766-7863-4