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Shelton Jackson «Spike» Lee is one of the most culturally influential and provocative film directors of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Bringing together seminal writings - from classic scholarship to new research - this book focuses on this revolutionary film auteur and cultural provocateur to explore contemporary questions around issues of race, politics, sexuality, gender roles, filmmaking, commercialism, celebrity, and the role of media in public discourse. Situating Lee as an important contributor to a variety of American discourses, the book highlights his commitment to exploring issues of relevance to the Black community. His work demands that his audiences take inventory of his and their understandings of the complexities of race relations, the often deleterious influence of media messages, the long term legacy of racism, the liberating effects of sexual freedom, the controversies that arise from colorism, the separatist nature of classism, and the cultural contributions and triumphs of historical figures. This book seeks to stimulate continued debate by examining the complexities in Lee's various sociopolitical claims and their ideological impacts.

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PublisherLang, Peter

ISBN-101433102366

ISBN-139781433102363

eBay Product ID (ePID)71150006

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Publication Year2008

Number of Pages417 Pages

LanguageEnglish

AuthorJanice D. Hamlet

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Weight21.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.3 in

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GroupScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

Reviews«This book is a solid contribution to the body of work about African Americans and popular culture, with a rich mine of information for scholars of mass media and of intergroup relations.» (Jannette L. Dates, Howard University) «This volume presents an intelligent, rigorous, and comprehensive collection of scholarship that examines Spike Lee's work. It leaves little untouched. Sexuality, colorism, film music scores, art and set design, the intersection of his personal life with his professional craft, and even a Foreword from Lee himself; it is all here. All of this scholarship carefully deconstructs one of the nation's most provocative cultural contributors. Do the right thing and read this book.» (JoEllen Fisherkeller, New York University), This book is a solid contribution to the body of work about African Americans and popular culture, with a rich mine of information for scholars of mass media and of intergroup relations. (Jannette L. Dates, Howard University) This volume presents an intelligent, rigorous, and comprehensive collection of scholarship that examines Spike Lee's work. It leaves little untouched. Sexuality, colorism, film music scores, art and set design, the intersection of his personal life with his professional craft, and even a Foreword from Lee himself; it is all here. All of this scholarship carefully deconstructs one of the nation's most provocative cultural contributors. Do the right thing and read this book. (JoEllen Fisherkeller, New York University)

Publication Date2008-11-12

Lccn2008-020638

Number of Volumes0 Vols.

Dewey Decimal791.4302/33092

Edited byRobin R. Means Coleman

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

Lc Classification NumberPn1998.3.L44f54 2008