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"Traces the complex and contradictory representations of Hawai'i in popular film and television programs from the 1930s to the 1970s"--
"Traces the complex and contradictory representations of Hawai'i in popular film and television programs from the 1930s to the 1970s"--
Using cartoon characters and live actors to retell the stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Song of the South portrays a kindly black Uncle Remus who tells tales of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and the "Tar Baby" to adoring white children. Audiences and critics alike found its depiction o…
This book examines the racial and convergence histories of Song of the South to offer new insights into how audiences and Disney have negotiated the film's controversies over the last seven decades. The author traces the film's reception history, showing how audience perceptions…
Analyzing histories of film reception, convergence, and race relations over seven decades, it undertakes a superb, multifaceted reading of one of Hollywood’s most notorious films, Disney’s Song of the South. (Editor).
Whether paying tribute to silent films in Hugo and The Artist or celebrating arcade games in Tron: Legacy and Wreck-It-Ralph, Hollywood suddenly seems to be experiencing a wave of intense nostalgia for outmoded technologies. To what extent is that a sincere lament for modes of a…