The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Means Coleman, Robin R.

The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781982186531)

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The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Means Coleman, Robin R.

The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar

$24.99
The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Means Coleman, Robin R.

The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar

$24.99
Format: Paperback
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A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out, Candyman, and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror Noire.

The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-​winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike.

Author: Robin R. Means Coleman, Mark H. Harris
ISBN-10: 1982186534
ISBN-13: 9781982186531
Publisher: S&s/Saga Press
Language: English
Published: 02/07/2023
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2022
Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 89
By Robin R. Means Coleman
By Robin R. Means Coleman
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Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman is Northwestern's vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion. An internationally prominent and award-winning scholar, Dr. Coleman's work focuses on media studies and the cultural politics of Blackness. Dr. Coleman is the author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present and African American Viewers and the Black Situation Comedy: Situating Racial Humor. She is coauthor of Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life. She is the editor of Say It Loud: African American Audiences, Media, and Identity and coeditor of Fight the Power: The Spike Lee Reader. She is also the author of a number of other academic and popular publications. Dr. Coleman is featured in, and executive produced, the critically acclaimed documentary film Horror Noire which is based on her book Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present.

Mark H. Harris is an entertainment journalist who has written about cinema and pop culture for over twenty years for New York magazine, Vulture, Rotten Tomatoes, About.com, PopMatters, Salem Horror Fest, Napster, MadAtoms, Pretty Scary, Ugly Planet, and THEiNDI. A lifelong horror fan, he created the website BlackHorrorMovies.com in 2005 as the premier online source chronicling the history of Black representation and achievement in horror cinema. He was a featured commentator in the acclaimed documentary Horror Noire and the Shudder series Behind the Monsters.

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