Forgeries of Memory and Meaning: Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film before World War II
"A call to action."--National Political Science Review"Offers a copiously researched and compelling study. . . . A profoundly important and elegantly written historical study of a great artistic conflict."--Theatre Research International"Invaluable to scholars of popular culture, Marxist studies, and especially, black studies. . . . [Robinson] writes with the seldom-heard acumen of a social scientist and is able to discern how and why the American entertainment industry represents--and misrepresents--class and race."--North Carolina Historical Review"Deeply incisive. . . . Provides a fresh contribution to one of the most significant aspects of American cinema."--The Journal of African American History