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A PIECE OF THE ACTION
A Piece of the Action: Race and Labor in PostâCivil Rights Hollywood by Eithne Quinn (Author) - December 31, 2019. Hollywood is often thought ofâand certainly by Hollywood itselfâas a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative when it came to conflicts over racial justice.
Amid black self-assertion and white backlash, many of the most heated struggles in film were fought over employment. In A Piece of the Action, Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed wider racial politics, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films like In the Heat of the Night, Sweet Sweetbackâs Baadasssss Song, Super Fly, Claudine, and Blue Collar, this volume considers how issues of race and labor played out on the screen during the tumultuous early years of affirmative action. Quinn charts how black actors leveraged their performance capital to force meaningful changes to employment and film content. She examines the emergence of Sidney Poitier and other African Americans as A-list stars; the careers of black filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Ossie Davis; and attempts by the federal government and black advocacy groups to integrate cinema.
Quinn also highlights the limits of Hollywoodâs liberalism, showing how predominantly white filmmakers, executives, and unions hid the persistence of racism behind feel-good stories and public-relations avowals of tolerance. A rigorous analysis of the deeply rooted patterns of racial exclusion in American cinema, A Piece of the Action sheds light on why conservative and corporate responses to antiracist and labor activism remain pervasive in todayâs Hollywood.
About the Author Eithne Quinn is senior lecturer in American studies at the University of Manchester. She is author of Nuthinâ but a âGâ Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap (Columbia, 2004) and acts as a defense expert on rap music in criminal proceedings.
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Publisher â : â Columbia University Press; Illustrated edition (December 31, 2019)
Language â : â English
Paperback â : â 288 pages
ISBN-10 â : â 0231164378
ISBN-13 â : â 978-0231164375
Item Weight â : â 14.5 ounces
Dimensions â : â 6 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
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A PIECE OF THE ACTION
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A Piece of the Action: Race and Labor in PostâCivil Rights Hollywood by Eithne Quinn (Author) - December 31, 2019. Hollywood is often thought ofâand certainly by Hollywood itselfâas a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative when it came to conflicts over racial justice.
Amid black self-assertion and white backlash, many of the most heated struggles in film were fought over employment. In A Piece of the Action, Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed wider racial politics, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films like In the Heat of the Night, Sweet Sweetbackâs Baadasssss Song, Super Fly, Claudine, and Blue Collar, this volume considers how issues of race and labor played out on the screen during the tumultuous early years of affirmative action. Quinn charts how black actors leveraged their performance capital to force meaningful changes to employment and film content. She examines the emergence of Sidney Poitier and other African Americans as A-list stars; the careers of black filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Ossie Davis; and attempts by the federal government and black advocacy groups to integrate cinema.
Quinn also highlights the limits of Hollywoodâs liberalism, showing how predominantly white filmmakers, executives, and unions hid the persistence of racism behind feel-good stories and public-relations avowals of tolerance. A rigorous analysis of the deeply rooted patterns of racial exclusion in American cinema, A Piece of the Action sheds light on why conservative and corporate responses to antiracist and labor activism remain pervasive in todayâs Hollywood.
About the Author Eithne Quinn is senior lecturer in American studies at the University of Manchester. She is author of Nuthinâ but a âGâ Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap (Columbia, 2004) and acts as a defense expert on rap music in criminal proceedings.
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Publisher â : â Columbia University Press; Illustrated edition (December 31, 2019)
Language â : â English
Paperback â : â 288 pages
ISBN-10 â : â 0231164378
ISBN-13 â : â 978-0231164375
Item Weight â : â 14.5 ounces
Dimensions â : â 6 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
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A Piece of the Action: Race and Labor in PostâCivil Rights Hollywood by Eithne Quinn (Author) - December 31, 2019. Hollywood is often thought ofâand certainly by Hollywood itselfâas a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative when it came to conflicts over racial justice.
Amid black self-assertion and white backlash, many of the most heated struggles in film were fought over employment. In A Piece of the Action, Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed wider racial politics, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films like In the Heat of the Night, Sweet Sweetbackâs Baadasssss Song, Super Fly, Claudine, and Blue Collar, this volume considers how issues of race and labor played out on the screen during the tumultuous early years of affirmative action. Quinn charts how black actors leveraged their performance capital to force meaningful changes to employment and film content. She examines the emergence of Sidney Poitier and other African Americans as A-list stars; the careers of black filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Ossie Davis; and attempts by the federal government and black advocacy groups to integrate cinema.
Quinn also highlights the limits of Hollywoodâs liberalism, showing how predominantly white filmmakers, executives, and unions hid the persistence of racism behind feel-good stories and public-relations avowals of tolerance. A rigorous analysis of the deeply rooted patterns of racial exclusion in American cinema, A Piece of the Action sheds light on why conservative and corporate responses to antiracist and labor activism remain pervasive in todayâs Hollywood.
About the Author Eithne Quinn is senior lecturer in American studies at the University of Manchester. She is author of Nuthinâ but a âGâ Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap (Columbia, 2004) and acts as a defense expert on rap music in criminal proceedings.
Product details
Publisher â : â Columbia University Press; Illustrated edition (December 31, 2019)
Language â : â English
Paperback â : â 288 pages
ISBN-10 â : â 0231164378
ISBN-13 â : â 978-0231164375
Item Weight â : â 14.5 ounces
Dimensions â : â 6 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
