Description
| Product ID: | 9781538175682 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Black Oscars |
| Subtitle: | From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans |
| Authors: | Author: Frederick, Jr. Gooding |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Social and cultural history, Ethnic studies, Social & cultural history, Black & Asian studies |
| Description: | Black Oscars is a timely exploration of the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards and African American participation in film. Reflecting on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award’s inception to the present, this book is an indispensable guide to understanding race in mainstream Hollywood and American history. A timely exploration of Oscar-nominated Black actors and the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards. In Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans, Frederick W. Gooding Jr. draws on American, African American, and film history to reflect on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award’s inception to the present. Starting in the 1920s, the chapters provide a thorough overview and analysis of Black actors nominated for their Hollywood roles during each decade, with special attention paid to the winners. Historical patterns are scrutinized to reveal racial trends and open the question of whether race relations have truly changed substantively or only superficially over time. Given the Oscars’ presence and popularity, it begs the question of what these awards reflect and reinforce about larger society. In the meticulously-researched Black Oscars, we see how the Academy Awards are an indispensable guide to understanding race in mainstream Hollywood and beyond. |
| Imprint Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-26 |
