Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520392922ISBN-10:520392922UPC:9780520392922Book Category:Performing Arts, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Film, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, United StatesBook Topic:History & Criticism, American, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCF6ZQQ19S
Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History
"This book doesn't just fill gaps in film history; it demands that we confront why those gaps existed in the first place. A fascinating read for lovers of film."--Ava DuVernay The rediscovery of the first film to depict African American affection revises the history of American cinema. In 1898, vaudeville actors Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown joyously embraced in a short silent film titled...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520392922ISBN-10:520392922UPC:9780520392922Book Category:Performing Arts, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Film, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, United StatesBook Topic:History & Criticism, American, 19th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCF6ZQQ19S
Allyson Nadia Field is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago and author of Uplift Cinema: The Emergence of African American Film and the Possibility of Black Modernity.
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