From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Help Critical Perspectives on White-Authored Narratives of Black Life
, by Garcia, Claire Oberon; Young, Vershawn Ashanti; Pimentel, ChariseNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781137446251 | 1137446250
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/13/2014
While narratives films such as The Help, Django Unchained, and The Blind Side have achieved popular acclaim, they have also been the subject of critical controversy, demonstrating that the much touted 'post-racial America' has yet to come to terms with the power of race in contemporary imaginative and social lives. Examining a wide range of texts and film this collection of essays boldly investigates the promise and perils of racial ventriloquism, that is, when white authors appropriate the history and stories of black life.