Screens, seats, and picket signs : New York City's Black film culture, 1896-1935 / Alyssa Ann Lopez.

This dissertation utilizes archival documents, newspapers, and literature to trace the formation of black film culture in New York City between 1896-1935. I explore some of the many institutions surrounding cinema, such as censorship, labor, and film criticism that have been overlooked in histories...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lopez, Alyssa Ann (Author)
Corporate Author: Michigan State University (Degree granting institution)
Other Authors: Dagbovie, Pero Gaglo (Degree supervisor)
Language:English
Published: 2020.
copyright 2020
Subjects:
Motion pictures > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York > History.
African American film critics > New York (State) > New York.
African American motion picture actors and actresses > New York (State) > New York.
African American motion picture producers and directors > New York (State) > New York.
New York (N.Y.) > Race relations > Political aspects.
Motion picture industry > New York (State) > New York.
Electronic dissertations.
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Electronic dissertations.
Online Access:
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Dissertation Note:
Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. History 2020.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 224 pages)
Variant Title:
New York City's Black film culture, 1896-1935
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook

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