{"product_id":"cinema-civil-rights-ellen-c-scott-9780813571355","title":"Cinema Civil Rights: Regulation, Repression, and Race in the Classical Hollywood Era","description":"From Al Jolson in blackface to Song of the South, there is a long history of racism in Hollywood film. Yet as early as the 1930s, movie studios carefully vetted their releases, removing racially offensive language like the \"N-word.\" This censorship did not stem from purely humanitarian concerns, but rather from worries about boycotts from civil rights groups and loss of revenue from African American filmgoers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinema Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e presents the untold history of how Black audiences, activists, and lobbyists influenced the representation of race in Hollywood in the decades before the 1960s civil rights era. Employing a nuanced analysis of power, Ellen C. Scott reveals how these representations were shaped by a complex set of negotiations between various individuals and organizations. Rather than simply recounting the perspective of film studios, she calls our attention to a variety of other influential institutions, from protest groups to state censorship boards.\u003cbr\u003eScott demonstrates not only how civil rights debates helped shaped the movies, but also how the movies themselves provided a vital public forum for addressing taboo subjects like interracial sexuality, segregation, and lynching. Emotionally gripping, theoretically sophisticated, and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eCinema Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e presents us with an in-depth look at the film industry's role in both articulating and censoring the national conversation on race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellen C. Scott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813571359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813571355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.10w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2015 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 1664","brand":"Ellen C. Scott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571402821887,"sku":"9780813571355","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1662b9a6-6c2a-4046-981a-bec8226ef029.jpg?v=1738808132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cinema-civil-rights-ellen-c-scott-9780813571355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}