Author:
Erigha, Maryann, author.
ImprintNew York : New York University Press, [2019]
Descriptionvii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Introduction: race matters in Hollywood -- Representation and racial hierarchy -- Labeling black unbankable -- Directing on the margins -- Making genre ghettos -- Manufacturing racial stigma -- Remaking cinema -- Conclusion :Hollywood's racial politics.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.
Note:The #OscarsSoWhite campaign, and the content of the leaked Sony emails which revealed, among many other things, that a powerful Hollywood insider didn't believe that Denzel Washington could 'open' a western genre film, provide glaring evidence that the opportunities for people of color in Hollywood are limited. In this work, the author tells the story of inequality, looking at the practices and biases that limit the production and circulation of movies directed by racial minorities. This book examines over 1,300 contemporary films, specifically focusing on directors, to show the key elements at work in maintaining 'the Hollywood Jim Crow'.
