African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960
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African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960
African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960

African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960

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Charlene B. Regester (Author)  

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Nine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in Birth of a Nation (1915) to Ethel Waters in Member of the Wedding (1952), are profiled in African American Actresses. Charlene Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and black stardom and white stardom. She reveals how these women fought for their roles as well as what they compromised (or didn't compromise). Regester repositions these actresses to highlight their contributions to cinema in the first half of the 20th century, taking an informed theoretical, historical, and critical approach. 14 b&w illus. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Charlene Regester is Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is co-editor of the Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Film and Video.
  • Contributor: Charlene B. Regester
  • Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780253221926
  • Number of Pages: 440
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x25mm
  • Packaged Weight: 590
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Release Date: 2010-06-14
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Charlene Regester is Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is co-editor of the Oscar Micheaux Society Newsletter and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Film and Video.

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