{"product_id":"black-rodeo-mia-mask-9780252044878","title":"Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western","description":"African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals. Woody Strode's 1950s transformation from football star to actor was the harbinger of hard-edged western heroes later played by Jim Brown and Fred Williamson. Sidney Poitier's \u003ci\u003eBuck and the Preacher\u003c\/i\u003e provided a narrative helmed by a groundbreaking African American director and offered unconventionally rich roles for women. Mask moves from these discussions to consider blaxploitation westerns and an analysis of Jeff Kanew's hard-to-find 1972 documentary about an all-Black rodeo. The book addresses how these movies set the stage for modern-day westploitation films like \u003ci\u003eDjango Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cp\u003eA first-of-its kind survey, \u003ci\u003eBlack Rodeo\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the figure of the Black cowboy while examining the intersection of African American film history and the western.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mia Mask\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252044878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252044878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.98w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"Mia Mask","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070626623743,"sku":"9780252044878","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae693427-9a31-418a-a063-b9b710b33dea.jpg?v=1685431417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-rodeo-mia-mask-9780252044878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}