S/MD/22. Dissertation. Representations of African Americans in Twentieth Century North American Cinema

A historical overview of the representations (both positive and negative) of African Americans in North American Cinema. This dissertation covers North American cinema from the 1920's and proceeds through different cinematic eras & happenings (e.g., Hollywood Golden Age, Blaxploitation). The main viewpoint deals with the negative representations, including how so called positive representations can actually be negative.