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Reel to real : race, class and sex at the movies / ... Read More

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Stan Getz Library PN1995.9.S6 H66 2009 37684001097811 Getz Stacks Copy hold / Volume hold Available -

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  • ISBN: 9780415964807
  • ISBN: 0415964806
  • Physical Description: viii, 312 pages ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2009.

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Includes index.
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Good girls look the other way -- Transgression and ... Read More
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Movies matter -- that is the message of Reel to ... Read More
Subject: Motion pictures > Social aspects > United States.
Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Interviews.
African American motion picture producers and directors > Interviews.
Includes index.
Movies matter -- that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooksʹ classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Here bell hooks -- one of Americaʹs most celebrated and thrilling cultural critics -- talks back to films that have moved and provoked her, from Quentin Tarantinoʹs Pulp Fiction to the work of Spike Lee. Including also her conversations with master filmmakers such as Charles Burnett and Julie Dash, Reel to Real is a must read for anyone who believes that movies are worth arguing about. -- Back cover.

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