{"product_id":"double-crossed-black-female-intersectionality-in-hollywood-9781496854308","title":"Double Crossed: Black Female Intersectionality in Hollywood","description":"Despite Hollywood's recent efforts to appeal to more racially diverse audiences, mainstream movies routinely present a limited view of non-Whites generally, and Black women specifically, in stark contrast to the broadly developed spectrum of White characters. Black women characters are frequently rendered invisible, and even in films featuring their image, Black women characters too often fall prey to historically stereotypical patterns. These consistently marginalized Black female images serve to reflect and reinforce messages of racial imbalance distributed worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDouble Crossed: Black Female Intersectionality in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, author Frederick W. Gooding Jr. chronicles the Black female experience through the lens of Hollywood. Gooding begins by contextualizing the origins of early Black female imagery on screen, largely restricted to the domestic mammy figure, then traces how these images have shifted over time. Through close readings of such films as \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBringing Down the House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess and the Frog\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Help\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as case studies looking at Oprah Winfrey and Shonda Rhimes, Gooding considers not only the image the Black woman creates, but also the shadow she casts. This volume demonstrates the historical, economic, and social consequences of Hollywood's distorted representation of Black women on screen and in real life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick W. Gooding Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eis the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Endowed Professor in Humanities and associate professor of African American studies within the John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University. Featured in national outlets such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, Gooding is a professor of popular culture who engages audiences on subtle racial patterns \"hidden in plain sight.\" He is also author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Oscars: From Mammy to Minny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRace\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Media Literacy, Explained (or Why Does the Black Guy Die First?).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552737132818,"sku":"9781496854308","price":108.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_460f61a4-45be-47f8-be42-68ec1e3597c6.jpg?v=1754901580","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/double-crossed-black-female-intersectionality-in-hollywood-9781496854308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}