The Devil Finds Work: An Essay
by Baldwin, James, letterkundige,, (James Arthur)
"James Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also a probing appraisal of American racial politics. Offering an incisive look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin challenges the underlying assumptions in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist. Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have en…
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- Full title :The Devil Finds Work : An Essay / James Baldwin.
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"James Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also a probing appraisal of American racial politics. Offering an incisive look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin challenges the underlying assumptions in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist. Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained us and shaped our consciousness. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change."
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- Publication Date:©1976
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Vintage Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1976
The Physical Object
- Description:127 genummerde pagina's ; : 21 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780307275950, 0307275957
- oclc:on1083761069
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