Reel to Real: Race, Class and Sex at the Movies

Reel to Real: Race, Class and Sex at the Movies

By Bell Hooks

Movies matter - that is the message of Reel to Real , bell hooks's classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Here bell hooks - one of America's most celebrated and thrilling cultural critics - talks back to films that have moved and provoked her, from Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction to the work of Spike Lee.

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Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 09/29/2015
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781138129511
ISBN-10: 1138129518
Language: English

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Movies matter - that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks's classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class. Here bell hooks - one of America's most celebrated and thrilling cultural critics - talks back to films that have moved and provoked her, from Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction to the work of Spike Lee. Including also her conversations with master filmmakers such as Charles Burnett and Julie Dash, Reel to Real is a must read for anyone who believes that movies are worth arguing about.

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A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, bell hooks is best known for classic books including Feminist Theory , Bone Black , All About Love , Rock My Soul , Belonging , We Real Cool , Where We Stand , Teaching to Transgress , Teaching Community , Outlaw Culture , and Reel to Real.

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