Black Rodeo
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Description
African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals. Woody Strode’s 1950s transformation from football star to actor was the harbinger of hard-edged western heroes later played by Jim Brown and Fred Williamson. Sidney Poitier’s Buck and the Preacher provided a narrative helmed by a groundbreaking African American director and offered unconventionally rich roles for women. Mask moves from these discussions to consider blaxploitation westerns and an analysis of Jeff Kanew’s hard-to-find 1972 documentary about an all-Black rodeo. The book addresses how these movies set the stage for modern-day westploitation films like Django Unchained.
Additional information
Weight | 0.9 lbs |
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Dimensions | 9.0 × 6.0 × 1.0 in |
Book Author | |
Date Published | February 28, 2023 |
Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Pages | 296 |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Year Published | 2023 |
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