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Book Fade to Black and White

Download or read book Fade to Black and White written by Erica Chito Childs and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no teasing apart what interracial couples think of themselves from what society shows them about themselves. Following on her earlier ground-breaking study of the social worlds of interracial couples, Erica Chito Childs considers the larger context of social messages, conveyed by the media, that inform how we think about love across the color line. Examining a range of media, from movies to music to the web, Fade to Black and White offers an informative and provocative account of how the perception of interracial sexuality as "deviant" has been transformed in the course of the 20th century and how race relations are understood today.

Book Fade to Black and White

Download or read book Fade to Black and White written by Erica Chito Childs and published by Perspectives on a Multiracial America. This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no teasing apart what interracial couples think of themselves from what society shows them about themselves. Following on her earlier ground-breaking study of the social worlds of interracial couples, Erica Chito Childs considers the larger context of social messages, conveyed by the media, that inform how we think about love across the color line. Examining a range of media_from movies to music to the web_Fade to Black and White offers an informative and provocative account of how the perception of interracial sexuality as 'deviant' has been transformed in the course of the 20th century and how race relations are understood today.

Book Fade to Black  A Book of Movie Obituaries

Download or read book Fade to Black A Book of Movie Obituaries written by Paul Donnelley and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fade To Black chronicles the lives and deaths of more than 1,200 movie personalities. Included are not just the big stars but a wealth of important characters from the history of film. Some achieved world fame or great power. Some were consigned to obscurity after one scandal too many. Others hid dark secrets that would only emerge after their deaths. Amongst the names featured in this updated, enlarged edition are Marlon Brando, Bob Hope, President Ronald Reagan, Gregory Peck, Janet Leigh, Christopher Reeve plus a host of stars from the golden age of Hollywood, whose work is being rediscovered on satellite television and DVDs. For better or worse they are all here, the villains and the heroes side by side, all made equal at last by the final fade to black.

Book Screens Fade to Black

Download or read book Screens Fade to Black written by David J. Leonard and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The triple crown of Oscars awarded to Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, and Sidney Poitier on a single evening in 2002 seemed to mark a turning point for African Americans in cinema. Certainly it was hyped as such by the media, eager to overlook the nuances of this sudden embrace. In this new study, author David Leonard uses this event as a jumping-off point from which to discuss the current state of African-American cinema and the various genres that currently compose it. Looking at such recent films as Love and Basketball, Antwone Fisher, Training Day, and the two Barbershop films—all of which were directed by black artists, and most of which starred and were written by blacks as well—Leonard examines the issues of representation and opportunity in contemporary cinema. In many cases, these films-which walk a line between confronting racial stereotypes and trafficking in them-made a great deal of money while hardly playing to white audiences at all. By examining the ways in which they address the American Dream, racial progress, racial difference, blackness, whiteness, class, capitalism and a host of other issues, Leonard shows that while certainly there are differences between the grotesque images of years past and those that define today's era, the consistency of images across genre and time reflects the lasting power of racism, as well as the black community's response to it.

Book Fade to Black

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Alex Flinn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three perspectives -- one truth The victim: After his windshield was shattered with a baseball bat, HIV-positive Alex Crusan ducked under the steering wheel. But he knows what he saw. Now he must decide what he wants to tell. The witness: Daria Bickell never lies. So if she told the police she saw Clinton Cole do it, she must have. But did she really? The suspect: Clinton was seen in the vicinity of the crime that morning. And sure, he has problems with Alex. But he'd never do something like this. Would he?

Book Fade to White

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  • Author : Shreya Dhanwanthary
  • Publisher : Frog in Well
  • Release : 2016-04-18
  • ISBN : 9789352015856
  • Pages : 268 pages

Download or read book Fade to White written by Shreya Dhanwanthary and published by Frog in Well. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Who are we, really? Are we shaped by our past, by our plans for tomorrow or by life as it happens to us? Are we a result of the lives our parents led or are we an amalgamation of all of it? This is a story of three people who are trying to figure just that. Three people whose life, as they know it, shatters after a traumatic event. Three people who are trying to find a new beginning - a beginning away from their darkness. Three people who want to fade to white."

Book Fade to Black

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  • Author : Francis Knight
  • Publisher : Orbit
  • Release : 2013-02-26
  • ISBN : 0316217697
  • Pages : 202 pages

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Francis Knight and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the depths of a valley rises the city of Mahala It's a city built upwards, not across -- where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under. Rojan Dizon doesn't mind staying in the shadows, because he's got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can't hide for ever. Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic. And unlucky for Rojan -- this is going to hurt.

Book Fade to Black

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  • Author : Wendy Corsi Staub
  • Publisher : Kensington Books
  • Release : 2002-02-01
  • ISBN : 9780786014880
  • Pages : 356 pages

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Wendy Corsi Staub and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing her name to escape the stalker who had tormented her five years earlier, Elizabeth Baxter tries to start over in the quiet town of Windmere Cove, but someone is waiting to unleash a diabolical scheme, and as she turns to Harper Smith for help, she learns that he has devastating secrets linked to her own past. Reprint.

Book Slow Fade to Black

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  • Author : Thomas Cripps
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 0195021304
  • Pages : 462 pages

Download or read book Slow Fade to Black written by Thomas Cripps and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slow Fade to Black is a history of US African-American accomplishment in film from the earliest movies through World War II. It explores the growth of discrimination as filmmakers became more and more intrigued with myths of the Old South.

Book Fade to Black

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  • Author : Ron Renauld
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1980
  • ISBN : 9780523414096
  • Pages : 213 pages

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Ron Renauld and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Flash Hacks

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  • Author : Sham Bhangal
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2004-06-22
  • ISBN : 0596006454
  • Pages : 496 pages

Download or read book Flash Hacks written by Sham Bhangal and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2004-06-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not a droll programming book, "Flash Hacks" speaks to adventure, fun, and serendipity, but with enough practicality to make it useful to intermediate users who want to learn cool tricks with Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript.

Book Race Appeal

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  • Author : Charlton McIlwain
  • Publisher : Temple University Press
  • Release : 2011-04-04
  • ISBN : 1439902771
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Race Appeal written by Charlton McIlwain and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why, when, and how often candidates use race appeals, and how the electorate responds.

Book IMovie HD   IDVD 5

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  • Author : David Pogue
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 9780596100339
  • Pages : 532 pages

Download or read book IMovie HD IDVD 5 written by David Pogue and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest versions of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are, by far, the most robust moviemaking applications available to consumers today. But whether you're a professional or an amateur moviemaker eager to take advantage of the full capabilities of these applications, don't count on Apple documentation to make the cut. You need iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual Capturing quality footage (including tips on composition, lighting, and even special-event filming) Building your movie track, incorporating transitions and special effects, and adding narration, music, and sound Working with picture files and QuickTime movies Reaching your intended audience by exporting to tape, transferring iMovie to QuickTime, burning QuickTime-Movie CDs, and putting movies on the Web (and even on your cell phone!) Using iDVD 5 to stylize and burn your DVD creation iMovie HD & iDVD 5: The Missing Manual.

Book Fade to Black

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  • Author : Douglas B. Jones
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008-09
  • ISBN : 9781436352734
  • Pages : 180 pages

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Douglas B. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culinary works of a new American chef is my take on what is called new American cuisine. This is upscale contemporary cooking with ethnic influences from around the world. Through out my career I have worked with talented chefs who have been of French, German, Asian and Latin origin. There is a melting pot of influences that makes me the versatile chef that I am. This book is my way of sharing a gift with the American public, culinary professionals and people around the globe which is creative, good tasting food from a new American chef. At this time, there is a desire in me to give much praise and thanks to God, and my Lord and savior Jesus Christ for blessing me with the beginning and the completion of my book. My wish is that you enjoy this book. Thank you, Douglas B. Jones

Book Multiracial Americans and Social Class

Download or read book Multiracial Americans and Social Class written by Kathleen Odell Korgen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation As the racial hierarchy shifts and inequality between Americans widens, it is important to understand the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. Multiracial Americans and Social Class is the first book on multiracial Americans to do so and fills a noticeable void in a growing market. In this book, noted scholars examine the impact of social class on the racial identity of multiracial Americans, in highly readable essays, from a range of sociological perspectives. In doing so, they answer the following questions: Who is multiracial? How does class influence racial identity? How doessocial class statusvary among multiracial populations?Do you need to be middle class in order to be an "honorary white"? What is the relationship between social class, culture, and race? How does the influence of social class compare across multiracial backgrounds? What are multiracial Americans' explanations for racial inequality in the United States? Multiracial Americans and Social Class is a key text for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and academics in the fields of sociology, race and ethnic studies, social stratification, race relations, and cultural studies.

Book Representing Blackness

Download or read book Representing Blackness written by Valerie Smith and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this collection provide a variety of perspectives on black representation and questions of racial authenticity in mainstream as well as African American independent cinema. This volume includes seminal essays on racial stereotypes, trenchant critiques of that discourse, original essays on important directors such as Haile Gerima and Charles Burnett, and an insightful discussion of black, gay and lesbian film and video. The contributors include Donald Bogle, Thomas Cripps, Jane Gaines, Nathan Grant, Stuart Hall, Tommy L. Lott, Wahneema Lubiano, Mike Murashige, Valerie Smith, James Snead, and David Van Leer. Valerie Smith is a professor of English at UCLA. She is the author of Self-Discovery and Authority in Afro-American Narrative and editor of New Essays on Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon." A volume in the Depth of Field Series, edited by Charles Affron, Mirella Jona Affron, and Robert Lyons.

Book A White Side of Black Britain

Download or read book A White Side of Black Britain written by France Winddance Twine and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnographic analysis of the racial consciousness of white transracial women who have established families and had children with black men of African Caribbean heritage in the United Kingdom.