African American women and sexuality in the cinema

African American women and sexuality in the cinema / Norma Manatu ; foreword by Kwyn Bader.

Author/creator	Manatu, Norma
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2003.
Description	xiii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	African American women in motion pictures.

Contents	1. Introduction and overview -- 2. The form of the film medium: visual images and viewer perception -- 3. Love and romance: cultural prescriptive for "appropriate" sexual behaviors for men and women -- 4. Cultural impact of film's imaging on Black women -- 5. Similar, but different: films from 1986 to 1985 and 1997 to 2001 -- 6. Implications of the incongruity in Black filmmakers' depictions of the black female's nonsexual roles -- 7. Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.
LCCN	2002015421
ISBN	0786414316 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PN1995.9.B585 M28 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold