Forgeries of Memory and Meaning

Download or read book Forgeries of Memory and Meaning written by Cedric J. Robinson and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues that economic, political, and cultural forces present in the eras of silent film and the early "talkies" firmly entrenched limited representations of African Americans. Robinson's analysis marks a new way of approaching the intellectual, political, and media racism present in the beginnings of American narrative cinema.