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Download full textMichalos, Constantina – 2000
Literature seeks to recover the "facts" and fill in the gaps of knowledge as it enunciates the truth of existence. Nowhere is this more apparent than in African-American literature, where history and art are inextricably linked, where the personal truly is political. Throughout the history of the United States, the institution of slavery…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Education, Black History, Black Literature
Hudson, Herman C., Ed. – 1992
This monograph presents a critical essay and a comprehensive 454-item bibliography on the contemporary African-American filmmaker, Spike Lee. The essay, entitled "African-American Folklore and Cultural History in the Films of Spike Lee" (Gloria J. Gibson-Hudson), analyzes Lee's filmmaking approach from a cultural and historical…
Descriptors: Auteurism, Black Community, Black Culture, Black History
Peer reviewedBourne, St. Clair – Black Scholar, 1990
Political conditions have influenced the screen images of U.S. cinema, and the images of African Americans have reflected prevailing social stereotypes. The history of African-American representation in films is traced, and it is noted that the tendency to portray African Americans stereotypically has not changed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Characterization, Content Analysis
