{"product_id":"black-oscars-frederick-gooding-9781538175682","title":"Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003eA timely exploration of Oscar-nominated Black actors and the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans, Frederick W. Gooding Jr. draws on American, African American, and film history to reflect on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award's inception to the present. Starting in the 1920s, the chapters provide a thorough overview and analysis of Black actors nominated for their Hollywood roles during each decade, with special attention paid to the winners. Historical patterns are scrutinized to reveal racial trends and open the question of whether race relations have truly changed substantively or only superficially over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the Oscars' presence and popularity, it begs the question of what these awards reflect and reinforce about larger society. In the meticulously-researched Black Oscars, we see how the Academy Awards are an indispensable guide to understanding race in mainstream Hollywood and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Jr. Gooding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538175681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538175682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Frederick Jr. Gooding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069682807039,"sku":"9781538175682","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b54ac41-8537-4461-8557-d8cc9811f586.jpg?v=1685425924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-oscars-frederick-gooding-9781538175682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}