Disintegrating the Musical: Black Performance and American Musical Film 9780822384106

The history of African Americans in film musicals and their reception by Black audiences and critics.

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English Pages 352 [347] Year 2002

Disintegrating the Musical: Black Performance and American Musical Film
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The American musical has long provided an important vehicle through which writers, performers, and audiences reimagine w

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This is a comparative consideration of the musical's role within national cinema traditions. While the musical is o

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A reassessment of the film musical post-2000 Since the turn of the millennium, films such as Chicago (2002) and Phantom

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Music in film is often dismissed as having little cultural significance. While Hammer Film Productions is famous for suc

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The American musical has long provided an important vehicle through which writers, performers, and audiences reimagine w

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This volume presents the most up-to-date collection of neural network models of music and creativity gathered together i

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The American Musical is a unique fusion between drama and music, which has become especially important during the past 5

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Movie musicals are among the most quintessentially American art forms, often celebrating mobility, self-expression, and

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Movie musicals are among the most quintessentially American art forms, often celebrating mobility, self-expression, and

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