The history of African Americans in film musicals and their reception by Black audiences and critics.
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For the past several years, the American musical has continued to thrive by reflecting and shaping cultural values and s
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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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Issues of identity have always been central to the American musical in all its guises. Who appears in musicals, who or w
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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 is a paradox. On stage or screen, musicals at once hold a dominant and a contested place in the wor
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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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