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Mixed Race Hollywood
Contributor(s): Beltrán, Mary (Editor), Fojas, Camilla (Editor)
ISBN: 0814799884     ISBN-13: 9780814799888
Publisher: New York University Press
OUR PRICE:   $88.11  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2008
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Annotation: Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and challenge fault lines within Hollywood and the nations racial categories and borders. Mixed Race Hollywood is a pioneering compilation of essays on mixed-race romance, individuals, families, and stars in U.S. film and media culture.

Situated at the cutting-edge juncture of ethnic studies and media studies, this collection addresses early mixed-race film characters, Blaxploitation, mixed race in childrens television programming, and the outing of mixed-race stars on the Internet, among other issues and contemporary trends in mixed-race representation. The contributors explore this history and current trends from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives in order to better understand the evolving conception of race and ethnicity in contemporary culture.
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
- Social Science | Media Studies
Dewey: 791.430
LCCN: 2008010949
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 352 pages
 
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A Kansas City Star 2008 Notable Book
Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and challenge fault lines within Hollywood and the nation's racial categories and borders. Mixed Race Hollywood is a pioneering compilation of essays on mixed-race romance, individuals, families, and stars in U.S. film and media culture.
Situated at the cutting-edge juncture of ethnic studies and media studies, this collection addresses early mixed-race film characters, Blaxploitation, mixed race in children's television programming, and the outing of mixed-race stars on the Internet, among other issues and contemporary trends in mixed-race representation. The contributors explore this history and current trends from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives in order to better understand the evolving conception of race and ethnicity in contemporary culture.

Contributor Bio(s): Fojas, Camilla: -

Camilla Fojas is Associate Professor and Director of Latin American and Latino Studies and a member of the Asian American studies program at DePaul University and author of Border Bandits: Hollywood on the Southern Frontier.

Beltran, Mary C.: -

Mary C. Beltrán is an assistant professor of Communication Arts and Chicana/o-Latino/a Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the author of Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom.