Representing: Hip Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema
, by Watkins, Craig S.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780226874890 | 0226874893
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/1999
In this engaging and provocative book, S. Craig Watkins examines two of the most important developments in the recent history of black cinema--the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "ghettocentric films." Representing explores a distinct contradiction in American society: at the same time that black youth have become the targets of a fierce racial backlash, their popular expressive cultures have become highly visible and commercially viable. "Watkins is at his most sophisticated and persuasive when he explains the surprising success of hyper-talented, entrepreneurial, and energetic black artists."--Archon Fung, Boston Book Review