Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance by Christina N. Ba

Description: Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance by Christina N. Baker An analysis of the ways that contemporary Black women filmmakers engage in acts of resistance through their filmmaking. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Christina N. Bakers Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance is the first book-length analysis of representations of Black femaleness in the feature films of Black women filmmakers. These filmmakers resist dominant ideologies about Black womanhood, deliberately and creatively reconstructing meanings of Blackness that draw from their personal experiences and create new symbolic meaning of Black femaleness within mainstream culture. Addressing social issues such as the exploitation of Black women in the entertainment industry, the impact of mass incarceration on Black women, political activism, and violence, these films also engage with personal issues as complex as love, motherhood, and sexual identity. Baker argues that their counter-hegemonic representations have the potential to transform the narratives surrounding Black femaleness. At the intersection of Black feminism and womanism, Baker develops a "womanist artistic standpoint" theory, drawing from the work of Alice Walker, Patricia Hill Collins, bell hooks, Audre Lorde, and Kimberlé Crenshaw. Analyzing the cultural texts of filmmakers such as Ava DuVernay, Tanya Hamilton, Kasi Lemmons, Gina Prince-Bythewood, and Dee Rees-and including interviews she conducted with three of the filmmakers-Baker emphasizes the importance of applying an intersectional perspective that centers on the shared experiences of Black women and the role of film as a form of artistic expression and a tool of social resistance. Author Biography Christina N. Baker is Associate Professor of American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION Becoming Visible 1 CHAPTER 1 Unicorns: Black Women Filmmakers 15 CHAPTER 2 Work as Passion: Love & Basketball and Beyond the Lights 44 CHAPTER 3 Yall Are My Children: Eves Bayou and Night Catches Us 75 CHAPTER 4 Rebellious Love: Middle of Nowhere and Pariah 106 CHAPTER 5 Transformative Beauty 132 Appendices Appendix A Narrative Feature Films by Black Women 143 Appendix B Tanya Hamilton Interview 145 Appendix C Kasi Lemmons Interview 159 Appendix D Gina Prince-Bythewood Interview 169 Bibliography 177 Index 191 Review "Contemporary Black Women Filmmakers and the Art of Resistance is an important and much-needed work that fills the void which currently exists in the literature on contemporary Black women filmmakers and black womens narratives. The value of this book cannot be underestimated." --Charlene Regester, author of African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960 "This is a nuanced and brilliant study that will promote discussion of the films and the significance of Black women directors in mainstream popular culture. This book-length study is desperately needed and long overdue." --Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, author of Women Filmmakers of the African and Asian Diaspora and Willa Cather Professor of Film at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Review Quote "This is a nuanced and brilliant study that will promote discussion of the films and the significance of Black women directors in mainstream popular culture. This book-length study is desperately needed and long overdue." --Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, author of Women Filmmakers of the African and Asian Diaspora and Willa Cather Professor of Film at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Details ISBN0814213820 Author Christina N. Baker ISBN-10 0814213820 ISBN-13 9780814213827 Format Hardcover Language English Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-10-22 Series Black Performance and Cultural Criticism Imprint Ohio State University Press Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Pages 214 Publisher Ohio State University Press DEWEY 791.430233082 UK Release Date 2018-10-22 Place of Publication Columbus, OH Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2018-10-22 NZ Release Date 2018-10-22 US Release Date 2018-10-22 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132872466;

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