{"product_id":"horror-noire-blacks-in-american-horror-films-from-the-1890s-to-present-paperback","title":"Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin R. Means Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eCandyman\u003c\/em\u003e, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In \u003cem\u003eHorror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present\u003c\/em\u003e, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characterizations of blackness in horror cinema, and examines key levels of black participation on screen and behind the camera. She argues that horror offers a representational space for black people to challenge the more negative, or racist, images seen in other media outlets, and to portray greater diversity within the concept of blackness itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorror Noire\u003c\/em\u003e presents a unique social history of blacks in America through changing images in horror films. Throughout the text, the reader is encouraged to unpack the genre's racialized imagery, as well as the narratives that make up popular culture's commentary on race. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a comprehensive chronological survey of the genre, this book addresses a full range of black horror films, including mainstream Hollywood fare, as well as art-house films, Blaxploitation films, direct-to-DVD films, and the emerging U.S.\/hip-hop culture-inspired Nigerian \"Nollywood\" Black horror films. \u003cem\u003eHorror Noire \u003c\/em\u003eis, thus, essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how fears and anxieties about race and race relations are made manifest, and often challenged, on the silver screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobin R. Means Coleman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and in the Center for AfroAmerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. Her previous books include \u003cem\u003eAfrican Americans and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor \u003c\/em\u003eand the edited collection \u003cem\u003eSay It Loud! African Americans, Media and Identity\u003c\/em\u003e, both published by Routledge, and most recently the co-edited volume \u003cem\u003eFight the Power! The Spike Lee Reader. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755837096224,"sku":"9780415880206","price":107.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/acd5aa9123c7c5be8f1fc04ae0db6088.webp?v=1780069308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/horror-noire-blacks-in-american-horror-films-from-the-1890s-to-present-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}