{"product_id":"beyond-blaxploitation-novotny-lawrence-9780814340769","title":"Beyond Blaxploitation","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Blaxploitation \u003c\/i\u003eis a groundbreaking scholarly anthology devoted to examining canonical and lesser-known films of the blaxploitation movement to demonstrate the richness, depth, and complexity of this intriguing period in motion picture history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Blaxploitation, \u003c\/i\u003e the first book-length anthology of scholarly work on blaxploitation film, sustains the momentum that blaxploitation scholarship has recently gained, giving the films an even more prominent place in cinema history. This volume is made up of eleven essays employing historical and theoretical methodologies in the examination of spectatorship, marketing, melodrama, the transition of novel to screenplay, and racial politics and identity, among other significant topics. The book fills a substantial gap that exists in the black cinematic narrative and, more broadly, in film history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Blaxploitation \u003c\/i\u003eis divided into three sections that feature original essays on a variety of canonical blaxploitation films and others that either influenced the movement or in some form represent a significant extension of it. The first section titled, \"From Pioneer to Precursor to Blaxploitation,\" centers on three films--\u003ci\u003eCotton Comes to Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWatermelon Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song\u003c\/i\u003e--that ignited the African American film cycle. The second section, \"The Canon and the Not so Canon,\" is dedicated to forging alternative considerations of some of the most highly regarded blaxploitation films, while also bringing attention to lesser-known films in the movement. The final section, \"Was, Is, or Isn't Blaxploitation,\" includes four essays that offer significant insights on films that are generally associated with blaxploitation but contest traditional definitions of the movement. Moreover, this section features chapters that address industrial factors that led to the creation of blaxploitation cinema and highlight the limitations of the term itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeyond Blaxploitation \u003c\/i\u003eis a much-needed pedagogical tool, informing film scholars, critics, and fans alike, about blaxploitation's richness and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Novotny Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814340768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814340769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"Novotny Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992489459967,"sku":"9780814340769","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0256902-90b7-4797-bc99-13963b321ba5.jpg?v=1683319221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-blaxploitation-novotny-lawrence-9780814340769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}