Description: Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before by Diana Adesola Mafe Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description With in-depth explorations of six contemporary American and British films and shows, this pioneering volume spotlights black female characters who play central, subversive roles in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Publisher Description When Lieutenant Uhura took her place on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise on Star Trek, the actress Nichelle Nichols went where no African American woman had ever gone before. Yet several decades passed before many other black women began playing significant roles in speculative (i.e., science fiction, fantasy, and horror) film and television-a troubling omission, given that these genres offer significant opportunities for reinventing social constructs such as race, gender, and class. Challenging cinemas history of stereotyping or erasing black women on-screen, Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before showcases twenty-first-century examples that portray them as central figures of action and agency.Writing for fans as well as scholars, Diana Adesola Mafe looks at representations of black womanhood and girlhood in American and British speculative film and television, including 28 Days Later, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Children of Men, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Firefly, and Doctor Who: Series 3. Each of these has a subversive black female character in its main cast, and Mafe draws on critical race, postcolonial, and gender theories to explore each film and show, placing the black female characters at the center of the analysis and demonstrating their agency. The first full study of black female characters in speculative film and television, Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before shows why heroines such as Lex in AVP and Zoe in Firefly are inspiring a generation of fans, just as Uhura did. Author Biography Diana Adesola Mafe is an associate professor of English at Denison University. She is the author of Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature: Coloring Outside the (Black and White) Lines. Details ISBN 1477315233 ISBN-13 9781477315231 Title Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before Author Diana Adesola Mafe Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 184 Publisher University of Texas Press GE_Item_ID:124260236; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781477315231
Book Title: Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Where No Black Woman Has Gone before : Subversive Portrayals in Speculative Film and TV
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Subject: Film / Genres / Horror, Television / Genres / Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror, Television / General, Black Studies (Global), Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Film / History & Criticism
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2018
Item Weight: 10.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Performing Arts, Social Science
Author: Diana Adesola Mafe
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
