{"product_id":"american-slavery-on-film-caron-knauer-9798765167007","title":"American Slavery on Film","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A catalog of the most important and influential media depictions of slavery as a resource for cinema scholars and media historians in particular....It will be a solid starting point for more detailed work in this area.\" - \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA comprehensive and timely resource on the depictions in film of enslaved African Americans and slavery from the Antebellum Period to Emancipation. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Slavery on Film\u003c\/i\u003e highlights historical and contemporary depictions in film of the resistance, rebellion, and resilience of enslaved African Americans in the United States from the Antebellum period to Emancipation. Through such films as \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e (1914), a silent movie adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel; the groundbreaking and successful television miniseries \u003ci\u003eRoots\u003c\/i\u003e(1977); and the Harriet Tubman biopic \u003ci\u003eHarriet\u003c\/i\u003e(2019), this book analyzes how African American slavery has been and continues to be portrayed in major studio blockbusters and independent films alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeparating the romanticized and unrealistic depictions of slavery from the more accurate but often unflinching portrayals of its horrors, this resource covers a wide range of topics, including the impact of slavery on popular culture, the Underground Railroad, Maroon communities, and the Los Angeles Film Rebellion of the 1960s. As a result, this book delivers a comprehensive, readable, and timely examination of enslaved African Americans and slavery in America's film history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caron Knauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765167007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Caron Knauer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135543427327,"sku":"9798765167007","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d27cf97-3841-4daa-8f78-9dd3f84b43e3.jpg?v=1755010465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-slavery-on-film-caron-knauer-9798765167007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}