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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Adilifu NamaPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.397kg ISBN: 9780292768147ISBN 10: 0292768141 Pages: 184 Publication Date: 15 April 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Reservoir Dogs and True Romance Chapter 2. Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown Chapter 3. Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, and Death Proof Chapter 4. Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained Coda Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsNama's book traces the racial topicality of Tarantino's films to his fascination with the subversive and racially empowering features of Blaxploitation cinema. It confronts the racial frankness in Tarantino's films rather than the man himself, examining what they say about race in America with a critical dynamism and a clarity of perspective that makes enjoyable and provocative reading. * Times Literary Supplement * Nama's book traces the racial topicality of Tarantino's films to his fascination with the subversive and racially empowering features of Blaxploitation cinema. It confronts the racial frankness in Tarantino's films rather than the man himself, examining what they say about race in America with a critical dynamism and a clarity of perspective that makes enjoyable and provocative reading. Times Literary Supplement Author InformationAdilifu Nama is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of the award-winning books Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes and Black Space: Imagining Race in Science Fiction Film. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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