Reel to Real: Race, class and sex at the movies
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Book Overview
Movies matter - that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks' classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Here bell hooks - one of America's most celebrated and thrilling cultural critics - talks back to films that have moved and provoked her, from Quentin...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415964806
ISBN13:9780415964807
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Routledge
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.0" x 7.6"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A Must-Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
bell hooks is as critical and analytical as ever. Of all bell hooks' books that I've read, this is the best. The synopsis above says it all. Now all you have to do is read it. Filmmakers, pop culturalists, and people who think will be in pig-heaven
bell hooks really gives good information in this one!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
An excellent book that really gives you something to think about as she examines race, sex and class in America through the movies. I really enjoyed reading her feminist views, and her interviews with filmmakers Charles Burnett, Camille Billops, and AJ (Arthur Jafa).
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