Description
| Product ID: | 9781476678634 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Spike Lee's Bamboozled and Blackface in American Culture |
| Authors: | Author: Elizabeth L. Sanderson |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Ethnic studies, Ethnic studies |
| Description: | Spike Lee's challenging film Bamboozled (2000) is often read as a surface level satire of blackface minstrelsy. Careful analysis, however, gives way to a complex and nuanced study of the history of black performance. This book analyses the work of five men through the lens of this misunderstood film. Spike Lee''s challenging film Bamboozled (2000) is often read as a surface level satire of blackface minstrelsy. Careful analysis, however, gives way to a complex and nuanced study of the history of black performance. This book analyzes the work of five men, minstrel performer Bert Williams, director Oscar Micheaux, writer Ralph Ellison, painter Michael Ray Charles, and director Spike Lee, all through the lens of this misunderstood film. Equal parts biography and cultural analysis, this book examines the intersections of these five artists and Bamboozled, and investigates their shared legacy of resistance against misrepresentation. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-07-30 |
