{"product_id":"kathleen-collins-the-black-essai-film-paperback","title":"Kathleen Collins: The Black Essai Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeetha Ramanathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA philosopher-filmmaker, Kathleen Collins decisively redefined the parameters of African American film with \u003cem\u003eThe Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy\u003c\/em\u003e (1980) and \u003cem\u003eLosing Ground\u003c\/em\u003e (1982). This book uses detailed analyses of Collins's films to contextualise her work in the African American, feminist and world film traditions, and it highlights her contribution to each of these canons. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the philosophical aspects of Collins's films and placing her in a genealogy of African American auteurs, Geetha Ramanathan argues that Collins uses film to integrate diverse elements of African American culture, showing how the medium can transform the visual and become a site of convergence for ideas on philosophy, otherness, art, aesthetics and the craft of filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA philosopher-filmmaker, Kathleen Collins decisively redefined the parameters of African American film with \u003ci\u003eThe Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e (1980) and \u003ci\u003eLosing Ground\u003c\/i\u003e (1982). This book uses detailed analyses of Collins's films to contextualise her work in the African American, feminist and world film traditions, and it highlights her contribution to each of these canons. Exploring the philosophical aspects of Collins's films and placing her in a genealogy of African American auteurs, Geetha Ramanathan argues that Collins uses film to integrate diverse elements of African American culture, showing how the medium can transform the visual and become a site of convergence for ideas on philosophy, otherness, art, aesthetics and the craft of filmmaking. Geetha Ramanathan is Professor of Comparative Literature at West Chester University, where she teaches and writes on comparative literature, film and women's studies, including feminist and African American film. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Female in German Modernisms: The Visual Turn\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeetha Ramanathan is Professor of Comparative Literature at West Chester University where she teaches Comparative Literature, film and Women's Studies (including Feminist Film and African American Film). Her interests include modernist, feminist and third world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781376868640,"sku":"9781474440691","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/907d786fb2277e3b6495381c0ca5ec78.webp?v=1780548971","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kathleen-collins-the-black-essai-film-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}