Contemporary Black women filmmakers and the art of resistance / Christina N. Baker.
| Author/creator | Baker, Christina N. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2018] |
| Description | xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Black performance and cultural criticism Black performance and cultural criticism. ^A756904 |
| Contents | Unicorns: Black women filmmakers -- Work as passion: Love & basketball and Beyond the lights -- Y'all are my children: Eve's bayou and Night catches us -- Rebellious love: Middle of nowhere and Pariah -- Transformative beauty. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018022022 |
| ISBN | 9780814213827 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814213820 (cloth ; alk. paper) |