Susan Delson

Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen

One Dime at a Time

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Produktbeschreibung

Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 780g
• ISBN-13: 9780253058539
• ISBN-10: 0253058538
• Artikelnr.: 60695174

Autorenporträt

Susan Delson

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Follow the Money
Introduction: Turning on a Dime
1. Circa 1940: Race and the Pop-Culture Landscape
2. Risky Business
3. Starting in Hollywood, Heading to Harlem
Part 2: Follow the Music
4. Going to War
5. Encounter and Improvisation: Reimagining the City
6. Rural Reverb
7. Romance, Relationships, Legs
8. One Performer, Ten Soundies: Another Look at Dorothy Dandridge
9. Visual Music: Big Bands, Combos, Solo Musicians
10. Backing into Integration
11. Unplugged, with an Afterlife
Acknowledgments
Part 3: Following Up
Appendix 1: Directory of Black-Cast Soundies
Appendix 2: Performers and Their Films
Appendix 3: Makers and Their Films
Bibliography
Index