Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide

Author Janice R. Welsch

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Janice R. Welsch

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2005

ISBN13

9780313061943

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eBook

Grade Level

College Freshman - College Senior

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Overview

Offers brief synopses and critiques of a variety of motion pictures that take up issues of race/ethnicity. Identifies and analyzes films relating the experiences of the following groups: African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, European Americans, Latino/a Americans, Native Americans, and includes Intercultural films, those depicting the experiences of more than one group.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Contents.
Preface.
1: African American Films.
2: Overview.
3: The Files.
4: Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (1998/1999).
5: Amistad (1997).
6: Antwone Fisher (2002).
7: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
8: Baby Boy (2001).
9: Bamboozled (2000).
10: Bird (1988).
11: The Birth of a Nation (1915).
12: The Color Purple (1985).
13: Daughters of the Dust (1991).
14: Eve's Bayou (1997).
15: Eyes on the Prize (1986/1989).
16: Hoop Dreams (1994).
17: John Q (2001).
18: Malcolm X (1992).
19: Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle (1983).
20: A Raisin in the Sun (1961).
21: Roots (1977).
22: Slam (1998).
23: A Soldier's Story (1984).
24: Soul Food (1997).
25: Sounder (1972).
26: Stormy Weather (1943).
27: Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971).
28: To Sleep with Anger (1990).
29: When We Were Kings (1996).
30: Arab American and Middle Eastern American Films.
31: Overview.
32: The Films.
33: Collecting Stories from Exile: Chicago Palestinians Remember 1948 (1999).
34: Covered Girls (2002).
35: House of Sand and Fog (2003).
36: In My Own Skin: The Complexity of Living as an Arab in America (2001).
37: The Siege (1998).
38: Tales of Arab Detroit (1995).
39: With Us or Against Us: Afghan Americans Since 9/11 (2002).
40: Asian American Films.
41: Overview.
42: The Films.
43: Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2000).
44: Chan Is Missing (1982).
45: Chutney Popcorn (2000).
46: Combination Platter (1993).
47: Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989).
48: A Great Wall (1986).
49: The Green Dragon (2001).
50: Heaven & Earth (1993).
51: The Joy Luck Club (1993).
52: Living on Tokyo Time (1987).
53: Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994).
54: Picture Bride (1995).
55: Sa-I-Gu: From Korean Women's Perspectives (1993).
56: Snow Falling on Cedars (1999).
57: Two Lies (1990).
58: The Wedding Banquet (1993).
59: Who K
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