Passing and posing between black and white : calibrating the color line in U.S. cinema

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. Conquered – Unconquered -- The Birth of a Nation (David Wark Griffith, USA 1915) -- The Symbol of the Unconquered (Oscar Micheaux, USA 1920) -- II. Reflections – Shadows -- Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959) -- Sha...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. Conquered – Unconquered -- The Birth of a Nation (David Wark Griffith, USA 1915) -- The Symbol of the Unconquered (Oscar Micheaux, USA 1920) -- II. Reflections – Shadows -- Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959) -- Shadows (John Cassavetes, USA 1959) -- III. Blackface – Whiteface -- Bamboozled (Spike Lee, USA 2000) -- The Human Stain (Robert Benton, USA 2003) -- Conclusion -- IV. Appendix -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- List of Figures Ausführliche Beschreibung