{"product_id":"black-rodeo-a-history-of-the-african-american-western-paperback-softback-9780252086977","title":"Black Rodeo; A History of the African American Western (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252086977","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlack Rodeo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of the African American Western\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMia Mask (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252086977\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 25 color photographs, 17 black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is a book for movie buffs, Black history enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates solid research and good storytelling.\" --\u003ci\u003eRoundup Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \"Richly researched. . . . This carefully crafted academic treatment will enhance library shelves.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \"A unique take on a key genre of cinema.\" --\u003ci\u003eFilm Stage\u003c\/i\u003e “Mask provides an insightful commentary on the Civil Rights era and its African-American-themed Westerns from today's perspective.”--Angela Aleiss, author of \u003ci\u003eHollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e “An enormously useful tool with which to teach these films as a crucial part of the history of American cinema and images of the African American West in the classroom.” --\u003ci\u003eWestern American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAfrican American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals. Woody Strode’s 1950s transformation from football star to actor was the harbinger of hard-edged western heroes later played by Jim Brown and Fred Williamson. Sidney Poitier’s \u003ci\u003eBuck and the Preacher\u003c\/i\u003e provided a narrative helmed by a groundbreaking African American director and offered unconventionally rich roles for women. Mask moves from these discussions to consider blaxploitation westerns and an analysis of Jeff Kanew’s hard-to-find 1972 documentary about an all-Black rodeo. The book addresses how these movies set the stage for modern-day westploitation films like \u003ci\u003eDjango Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cp\u003eA first-of-its kind survey, \u003ci\u003eBlack Rodeo\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the figure of the Black cowboy while examining the intersection of African American film history and the western.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootball Heroes Invade Hollywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Masculinity on Horseback: From \u003cu\u003eDuel at Diablo\u003c\/u\u003e to \u003cu\u003eBuck and the Preacher\u003c\/u\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlaxplotation versus Black Liberation: The Charley Trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarlem Rides the Range: Nobody Told You There Were Black Cowboys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWesterns and Westploitation: Brothas and Sistas at the O.K. Corral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Appendix: Interview with Jeff Kanew \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilmography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574220550424,"sku":"9780252086977","price":19.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/black-rodeo-a-history-of-the-african-american-western-paperback-softback-9780252086977","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}