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The black guy dies first : black horror cinema from fodder to Oscar / Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD, and Mark H. Harris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, N. Y. : Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023Edition: First Saga Press trade paperback editionDescription: 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9781982186531
  • 1982186534
Other title:
  • Black guy dies 1st
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/61640896073
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 M483b 2023
Contents:
The Black guy dies first -- The 'other' through the eyes of others: Black horror stereotypes -- 'Woke horror': Social consciousness in Black horror -- Gods and monsters: Black religion in horror -- Scary funny: Black comedy in horror -- Representation matters.
Summary: "The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike"-- Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 M483b 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000180764

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315).

The Black guy dies first -- The 'other' through the eyes of others: Black horror stereotypes -- 'Woke horror': Social consciousness in Black horror -- Gods and monsters: Black religion in horror -- Scary funny: Black comedy in horror -- Representation matters.

"The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike"-- Provided by publisher.

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