COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Shadow America: The Evolution of Black America in Hollywood
Creator:
Barr, Jane Amoako
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Film and Television
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Film and Television
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
This thesis primarily focuses on the history and evolution of the portrayals, participation
and acceptance of African Americans in film and mainstream media from the inception
of cinema to the present. Beginning with a focus on silent film, this paper discusses the
reasons why African American actors and filmmakers did not experience as much
success within the art form until almost a century after film began. It next discusses the
work of the innovators who began to change the perceptions of the African American
community and opened the floodgates that are perhaps ushering in the first golden era of
Black Cinema.
and acceptance of African Americans in film and mainstream media from the inception
of cinema to the present. Beginning with a focus on silent film, this paper discusses the
reasons why African American actors and filmmakers did not experience as much
success within the art form until almost a century after film began. It next discusses the
work of the innovators who began to change the perceptions of the African American
community and opened the floodgates that are perhaps ushering in the first golden era of
Black Cinema.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-03
Format:
PDF : 32 p. : ill; WMV