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Trying to Get Over: African American Directors after Blaxploitation, 1977-1986
Keith Corson
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Description for Trying to Get Over: African American Directors after Blaxploitation, 1977-1986
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
From 1972 to 1976, Hollywood made an unprecedented number of films targeted at black audiences. But following this era known as blaxploitation, the momentum suddenly reversed for black filmmakers, and a large void separates the end of blaxploitation from the black film explosion that followed the arrival of Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It in 1986. Illuminating an overlooked era in African American film history, Trying to Get Over is the first in-depth study of black directors working during the decade between 1977 and 1986. Keith Corson provides a fresh definition of blaxploitation, ... Read more
From 1972 to 1976, Hollywood made an unprecedented number of films targeted at black audiences. But following this era known as blaxploitation, the momentum suddenly reversed for black filmmakers, and a large void separates the end of blaxploitation from the black film explosion that followed the arrival of Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It in 1986. Illuminating an overlooked era in African American film history, Trying to Get Over is the first in-depth study of black directors working during the decade between 1977 and 1986. Keith Corson provides a fresh definition of blaxploitation, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477309087
SKU
V9781477309087
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About Keith Corson
Keith Corson holds a PhD in Cinema Studies from New York University and has taught courses in film and media studies at Rhodes College, Memphis College of Art, University of Memphis, and NYU.
Reviews for Trying to Get Over: African American Directors after Blaxploitation, 1977-1986
Corson provides depth to our knowledge of black filmmaking during the understudied downturn in the decade following Blaxploitation. Understanding changes in the economic and decision-making forces during this time put both the Blaxploitation era and the 1990s into a new context.
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television
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Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television
Trying to Get Over is required reading for ... Read more