Facing Blackness: Media and Minstrelsy in Spike Lee's Bamboozled
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1941629210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has written for Sight & Sound, Film Comment, The Guardian, Cineaste, Little White Lies, Reverse Shot, Vice, Moving Image Source, Time Out, Indiewire, and The Village Voice, and has appeared as a recurring guest critic on BBC One's Film show. . Facing Blackness: Media and Minstrelsy in Spike Lee's Bamboozled is his first book. Ashley Clark is a journalist and film programmer from London, based in Jersey City, USA. He has curated film series at venues including BAMcinématek, BFI Southba
"Clark's in-depth analysis of Bamboozled brilliantly validates and elucidates the importance of a forgotten cinematic treasure. This is essential reading for anyone interested in black film, black history, or America's dark past." - Kaleem Aftab, author of Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It
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"Essential reading for anyone interested in black film, black history, or America's dark past."—Kaleem AftabFilm critic Ashley Clark makes the case for Bamboozled as one of Spike Lee's most rich and enduring films, and as one of the most important satires of American culture in this young century.