Contemporary Black women filmmakers and the art of resistance /

An analysis of the films of Black women directors, including Ava DuVernay, Tanya Hamilton, Dee Rees, Kasi Lemmons and Gina Prince-Bythewood, the book examines how contemporary Black women filmmakers engage in acts of resistance through their filmmaking, using a theoretical lens at the intersection o...

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Main Author: Baker, Christina N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2018]
Series:Black performance and cultural criticism.
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Summary:An analysis of the films of Black women directors, including Ava DuVernay, Tanya Hamilton, Dee Rees, Kasi Lemmons and Gina Prince-Bythewood, the book examines how contemporary Black women filmmakers engage in acts of resistance through their filmmaking, using a theoretical lens at the intersection of Black feminism and womanism.
Physical Description:xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
ISBN:9780814213827
0814213820
9780814254998
0814254993