African American Actresses
Download or Read eBook African American Actresses PDF written by Charlene B. Regester and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Charlene B. Regester |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2010-06-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780253004314 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0253004314 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis African American Actresses by : Charlene B. Regester
Book excerpt: Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and black stardom and white stardom. She reveals how these women fought for their roles as well as what they compromised (or didn't compromise). Regester repositions these actresses to highlight their contributions to cinema in the first half of the 20th century, taking an informed theoretical, historical, and critical approach.
