Horror noire : : blacks in American horror films from the 1890s to present / / Robin R. Means Coleman.
From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable charac...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : : Routledge,, 2011. |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | From King Kong to Candyman, the boundary-pushing genre of the horror film has always been a site for provocative explorations of race in American popular culture. In Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from 1890's to Present, Robin R. Means Coleman traces the history of notable characterizations of blackness in horror cinema, and examines key levels of black participation on screen and behind the camera. She argues that horror offers a representational space for black people to challenge the more negative, or racist, images seen in other media outlets, a |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283435292 9786613435293 0203847679 1136942947 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Robin R. Means Coleman. |