{"product_id":"race-and-the-revolutionary-impulse-in-the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door-9780253031792","title":"Race and the Revolutionary Impulse in the Spook Who Sat by the Door","description":"\u003cp\u003eIvan Dixon's 1973 film, \u003ci\u003eThe Spook Who Sat by the Door\u003c\/i\u003e, captures the intensity of social and political upheaval during a volatile period in American history. Based on Sam Greenlee's novel by the same name, the film\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a searing portrayal of an American Black underclass brought to the brink of revolution. This series of critical essays situates the film in its social, political, and cinematic contexts and presents a wealth of related materials, including an extensive interview with Sam Greenlee, the original United Artists' press kit, numerous stills from the film, and the original screenplay. This fascinating examination of a revolutionary work foregrounds issues of race, class, and social inequality that continue to incite protests and drive political debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael T. Martin is Director of the Black Film Center\/Archive and Professor of Cinema and Media Studies in the Media School at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the editor or co-editor of six anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eRedress for Historical Injustices in the United States: Slavery, Jim Grow, and Their Legacies\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics and Politics of Black Film: Nothing But a Man \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP). He also directed and co-produced the award winning feature documentary on Nicaragua, \u003ci\u003eIn the Absence of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, distributed by Third World Newsreel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid C. Wall is Assistant Professor of Visual and Media Studies at Utah State University at Utah State University. He co-edited \u003ci\u003eThe Poetics and Politics of Black Film: Nothing But a Man \u003c\/i\u003e(IUP). Other recent work can be found in \u003ci\u003eNineteenth-Century Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Historical Film\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Yaquinto is Associate Professor of Communication and Interdisciplinary Studies at Truman State University in Missouri. She is author of \u003ci\u003ePump 'Em Full of Lead: A Look at Gangsters on Film\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRedress for Historical Injustices in the United States: Slavery, Jim Grow, and Their Legacies. \u003c\/i\u003eDr. Yaquinto is a former journalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Time\u003c\/i\u003e and shares in its Pulitzer Prize for spot news coverage of the 1992 LA riots linked to the Rodney King incident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460071198994,"sku":"9780253031792","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1636715b-1295-4a01-87da-3b1eb3199a66.jpg?v=1730025413","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/race-and-the-revolutionary-impulse-in-the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door-9780253031792","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}