Fear of the Dark: 'race', Gender and Sexuality in the CinemaStudies of the portrayal of black people in film have tended to be studies for the ideological correctness of the depictions of black people and the extent to which they rely on stereotypes. By closely examining films such as Sapphire (1959), Leo the Last (1969), Black Joy (1977), Playing Away (1986) and Mona Lisa (1987) and situating them in their historical and social context, Fear of the Dark develops a particualar critical perspective on the film portrayal of black female sexuality and questions the extent to which black film makers have challenged stereotypes. |
Contents
Notes on the discourse of race | 38 |
the primitive the savage | 55 |
films | 84 |
Family life | 115 |
Representing reality and the black experience | 133 |
British cinema into the 1980s | 153 |
Race identity and cultural criticism | 175 |
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