Struggles for Representation: African American Documentary Film and Video

Book Overview

Struggles for Representation examines over 300 non-fiction films by more than 150 African American film/videomakers and includes an extensive filmography, bibliography, and excerpts from interviews with film/videomakers. In eleven original essays, contributors explore the extraordinary scope of these aesthetic and social documents and chart a previously undiscovered territory: documentaries that examine the aesthetic, economic, historical, political,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253213479
• ISBN13: 9780253213471
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Good book on Black Documentary film.

A good overview on Black Documentary films, mostly from PBS and its early history with the TV series at WNET, BLACK JOURNAL, and the legacy of Henry Hampton with his Blackside in Boston (Eyes on the Prize). The book also covers the early little known history of the documentary film and its pioneer, William Alexander.