Behind the screen : tap dance, race, and invisibility during Hollywood's golden age /

"Introducing a new theory of covert minstrelsy this book illumines Hollywood's practice of capitalizing on the Africanist aesthetic at the expense of Black lived experience. Behind the Screen: Tap Dance, Race, and Invisibility During Hollywood's Golden Age looks at how and why outdate...

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Main Author:	Shiovitz, Brynn Wein (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Musical films > United States > History and criticism. African Americans in motion pictures. Race in motion pictures. Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures. Dance in motion pictures, television, etc. > United States > History. Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century. Films musicaux > États-Unis > Histoire et critique. Noirs américains au cinéma. Race au cinéma. Stéréotypes au cinéma. Cinéma > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. PERFORMING ARTS. Dance. African Americans in motion pictures Dance in motion pictures, television, etc. Motion pictures Musical films Race in motion pictures Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures United States Films, cinema. Performing Arts. 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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by Shiovitz, Brynn Wein
Published 2023

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