Boyz N the Hood: Shifting Hollywood Terrain, Second Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Carr, Joi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433189763 ISBN-13: 9781433189760 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $62.32 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2022 |
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BISAC Categories: - Art | Film & Video - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 450 pages |
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Publisher Description: In 1991, Boyz N the Hood made history as an important film text and the impetus for a critical national conversation about American urban life in African American communities, especially for young urban black males. Boyz N the Hood: Shifting Hollywood Terrain is an interdisciplinary examination of this iconic film and its impact in cinematic history and American culture. This interdisciplinary approach provides an in-depth critical perspective of Boyz N the Hood as the embodiment of the blues: how Boyz intimates a world beyond the symbolic world Singleton posits, how its fictive stance pivots to a constituent truth in the real world. Boyz speaks from the first person perspective on the state of being invisible. Through a subjective narrative point of view, Singleton interrogates the veracity of this claim regarding invisibility and provides deep insight into this social reality. This book is as much about the filmmaker as it is about the film. It explores John Singleton's cinematic voice and helps explicate his propensity for a type of folk element in his work (the oral tradition and lore). In addition, this text features critical perspectives from the filmmaker himself and other central figures attached to the production, including a first-hand account of production behind the scenes by Steve Nicolaides, Boyz's producer. The text includes Singleton's original screenplay and a range of critical articles and initial movie reviews. |