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Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen : One Dime at a Time.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (417 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780253058553
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on ScreenDDC classification:
  • 791.43652996073
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.B585 D457 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Tilte Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Part I: Follow the Money -- Introduction: Turning on a Dime -- 1. Circa 1940: Race and the Pop-Culture Landscape -- 2. Risky Business -- 3. Starting in Hollywood, Heading to Harlem -- Part II: Follow the Music -- 4. Going to War -- 5. Encounter and Improvisation: Reimagining the City -- 6. Rural Reverb -- 7. Romance, Relationships, Legs -- 8. One Performer, Ten Soundies: Another Look at Dorothy Dandridge -- 9. Visual Music: Big Bands, Combos, Solo Musicians -- 10. Backing into Integration -- 11. Unplugged, with an Afterlife -- Acknowledgments -- Part III: Following Up -- Appendix 1. Directory of Black-Cast Soundies -- Appendix 2. Performers and Their Films -- Appendix 3. Makers and Their Films -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again.
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Intro -- Cover -- Tilte Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Part I: Follow the Money -- Introduction: Turning on a Dime -- 1. Circa 1940: Race and the Pop-Culture Landscape -- 2. Risky Business -- 3. Starting in Hollywood, Heading to Harlem -- Part II: Follow the Music -- 4. Going to War -- 5. Encounter and Improvisation: Reimagining the City -- 6. Rural Reverb -- 7. Romance, Relationships, Legs -- 8. One Performer, Ten Soundies: Another Look at Dorothy Dandridge -- 9. Visual Music: Big Bands, Combos, Solo Musicians -- 10. Backing into Integration -- 11. Unplugged, with an Afterlife -- Acknowledgments -- Part III: Following Up -- Appendix 1. Directory of Black-Cast Soundies -- Appendix 2. Performers and Their Films -- Appendix 3. Makers and Their Films -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once again.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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