{"product_id":"black-rodeo-mia-mask-9780252086977","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 025208697X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252086977\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 02\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2023 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"Mia Mask","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072181924095,"sku":"9780252086977","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ce73bf4-db46-424e-bf7d-8a3975235225.jpg?v=1685440425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-rodeo-mia-mask-9780252086977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}