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Black rodeo, a history of the African American western, Mia Mask

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Black rodeo, a history of the African American western, Mia Mask

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black rodeo

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

1344378762

Responsibility statement

Mia Mask

Sub title

a history of the African American western

Summary

"African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals. Woody Strode's 1950s transformation from football star to actor was the harbinger of hard-edged western heroes later played by Jim Brown and Fred Williamson. Sidney Poitier's Buck and the Preacher provided a narrative helmed by a groundbreaking African American director and offered unconventionally rich roles for women. Mask moves from these discussions to consider blaxploitation westerns and an analysis of Jeff Kanew's hard-to-find 1972 documentary about an all-Black rodeo. The book addresses how these movies set the stage for modern-day westploitation films like Django Unchained. A first-of-its kind survey, Black Rodeo illuminates the figure of the Black cowboy while examining the intersection of African American film history and the western"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Football Heroes Invade Hollywood -- Black Masculinity on Horseback: From Duel at Diablo to Buck and the Preacher -- Blaxplotation versus Black Liberation: The Nigger Charley trilogy -- Harlem Rides the Range: Nobody Told You There Were Black Cowboys -- Westerns and Westploitation: Brothas and Sistas at the O.K. Corral

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