A piece of the action : race and labor in post-civil rights Hollywood / Eithne Quinn
- Author
- Quinn, Eithne, 1971-
- Published
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource : illustrations
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- Contents
- The Screen Speaks For for Itself: Institutional Discrimination and the Dawning of Hollywood Postracialism -- Racializing the Hollywood Renaissance: Black and White Symbol Creators in a Time of Crisis -- Challenging Jim Crow Crews: Federal Activism and Industry Reaction -- Getting the Man's Foot Out out of Our Collective Asses: Black Left Film Producers and the Rise of the Hustler Creative -- Color-Blind Corporatism: The Black Film Wave and White Revival Conclusion: Race, Creative Labor, and Reflexivity in Post-Civil Rights Hollywood.
- Summary
- Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed racial politics in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films, this book examines the limits of Hollywood liberalism.
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- African Americans in motion pictures
- Race in motion pictures
- Race relations in motion pictures
- African Americans in the motion picture industry
- Motion pictures—United States—History—20th century
- Noirs américains au cinéma
- Race au cinéma
- Relations raciales au cinéma
- Noirs américains dans l'industrie cinématographique
- Cinéma—États-Unis—Histoire—20e siècle
- HISTORY—African American
- Motion pictures
- United States
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780231551014 (electronic book)
0231551010 (electronic book)
9780231164368
023116436X
9780231164375
0231164378 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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