Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s : Blackness and Genre
by Lawrence, NovotnyPub. Date: 2007-11-27
Publisher(s): Taylor & Francis
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Summary
This book examines a number of blaxploitation films including Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Blacula (1972), and The Mack (1973) and illustrates the manner in which 'blaxploitation' came to be understood as a separate genre.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: The Historic Labeling of Blackness in Cinema | |
| "Two Detectives Only a Mother Could Love!": Cotton Comes to Harlem and the Detective Genre | |
| "Deadlier than Dracula!": Blacula and the Horror Genre | |
| "Now that YouÆve Seen the RestàMake Way for the Biggest and the Best!": The Mack and the Gangster Genre | |
| "6 feet 2" and All of it Dynamite!": Cleopatra Jones and the Cop Action Genre | |
| Conclusion: The Demise and Aftermath of the Blaxploitation Movement | |
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