{"product_id":"african-american-actresses-the-struggle-for-visibility-1900a-1960-paperback-1","title":"African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900a 1960 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlene B. Regester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine actresses, from Madame Sul-Te-Wan in \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (1915) to Ethel Waters in \u003ci\u003eMember of the Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), are profiled in \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Actresses. \u003c\/i\u003eCharlene Regester poses questions about prevailing racial politics, on-screen and off-screen identities, and black stardom and white stardom. She reveals how these women fought for their roles as well as what they compromised (or didn't compromise). Regester repositions these actresses to highlight their contributions to cinema in the first half of the 20th century, taking an informed theoretical, historical, and critical approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlene Regester is Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eOscar Micheaux Society Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e and serves on the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Film and Video.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710066258227,"sku":"9780253221926","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QTJpZ3BHL0ZYKytFMEp0dHBlZ1U3QT09_22b84cb4-6e10-4539-988c-a36dff865e1c.webp?v=1763481451","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/african-american-actresses-the-struggle-for-visibility-1900a-1960-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}