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Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era

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Description for Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era Paperback. Chiefly papers presented at a conference held January 1995, Yale University. Editor(s): Musser, Charles; Gaines, Jane Marie; Bowser, Pearl. Num Pages: 384 pages, 155 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1203.

Oscar Micheaux—the most prolific African American filmmaker to date and a filmmaking giant of the silent period—has finally found his rightful place in film history. Both artist and showman, Micheaux stirred controversy in his time as he confronted issues such as lynching, miscegenation, peonage and white supremacy, passing, and corruption among black clergymen. In this important collection, prominent scholars examine Micheaux's surviving silent films, his fellow producers of race films who alternately challenged or emulated his methods, and the cultural activities that surrounded and sustained these achievements. The relationship between black film and both the stage (particularly the Lafayette Players) ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253021359
SKU
V9780253021359
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About Charles Musser
Pearl Bowser is founder and director of African Diaspora Images, a collection of historical and contemporary African American and African films and memorabilia. She is author (with Louise Spence) of Writing Himself into History: Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, and His Audiences. Jane Gaines is Professor of Film at Columbia University and the author of two award-winning books, Contested ... Read more

Reviews for Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era
An extremely valuable contribution to the history of African American art.
Toni Morrison The 14 essays cover a range of topics, from overviews of black American performance and cinemas, to detailed analyses of Micheaux films, to thoughtful discussion of the work and impact of other groups of African American performers and filmmakers. The essays are lively and readable, casting ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking and Race Cinema of the Silent Era


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