Reel To Real by bell hooks
Race, Sex, and Class at the Movies
A sharp collection of essays and interviews that interrogates how mainstream and independent films shape understandings of race, gender, class, and desire, balancing personal reflection with cultural critique to unpack both the pleasures and politics of viewing. It challenges dominant narratives and the power of the gaze, exposes the marginalization of Black women and other oppressed groups on and off screen, and imagines more liberatory possibilities for filmmaking and film criticism.
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- 1996
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- American
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- English
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