From Uncle Tom to Nat Turner: An Overview of Slavery in American Film, 1903-2016
This article analyses the representation of American slavery in film over more than a century. It argues that the filmic construction of slavery has always been controversial. As American cinema evolved, the dominant filmic view of slavery presented it as a benign institution. Yet, it is noted, even...
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| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/12814 |