Representing: hip hop culture and the production of black cinema
Auteur :
Watkins, S. Craig
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226874883
Date de publication :
20 juil. 1998
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines two episodes in the recent history of black film - the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "hood" films such as "Boyz N the Hood" and "Menace II Society". This text argues that black youth have become targets of a fierce racial backlash against crime, drugs and rap music.