Contemporary Black American Cinema

<p><em>Contemporary Black American Cinema </em>offers a fresh collection of essays on African American film media and visual culture in the era of global multiculturalism. Integrating theory history and criticism the contributing authors deftly connect interdisciplinary perspectives from American studies cinema studies cultural studies political science media studies and Queer theory. This multidisciplinary methodology expands the discursive and interpretive registers of film analysis. From Paul Robeson’s and Sidney Poitier’s star vehicles to Lee Daniels’s directorial forays these essays address the career legacies of film stars examine various iterations of Blaxploitation and animation question the comedic politics of fat suit films and celebrate the innovation of avant-garde and experimental cinema.</p>