Representing: Hip Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780226874883)

In this engaging and provocative book, S. Craig Watkins examines two of the most important developments in the recent history of black cinema--the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "ghettocentric films." Representing explores a distinct contradiction in American society: at the same time that black youth have become the targets of a fierce racial backlash, their popular expressive cultures have become highly visible and commercially viable.

"Watkins is at his most sophisticated and persuasive when he explains the surprising success of hyper-talented, entrepreneurial, and energetic black artists."--Archon Fung, Boston Book Review


Author: S. Craig Watkins
ISBN-10: 0226874885
ISBN-13: 9780226874883
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/1998
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.19w x 0.99d

Review Citation(s):
Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2000 pg. 59