New Book: Film Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, African American Studies, Comparative Race Studies: RACIAL STIGMA ON THE HOLLYWOOD SCREEN FROM WWII TO THE PRESENT: THE ORIENTALIST BUDDY FILM Brian Locke Hardcover: 220 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 978-0230618824 Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Racial-Stigma-Hollywood-Screen-Present/dp/0230618820/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I30I6FZKTM3Y4K&colid=2CV6OG7N48VCS Desk and Exam Copies http://us.macmillan.com/racialstigmaonthehollywoodscreenfromworldwariitothepresent RACIAL STIGMA ON THE HOLLYWOOD SCREEN FROM WWII TO THE PRESENT charts how the dominant white and black binary of American racial discourse influences Hollywood’s representation of the Asian. The Orientalist buddy film draws a scenario in which two buddies, one white and one black, transcend an initial hatred for one another by joining forces against a foreign Asian menace. Through an analysis of films from multiple genres, Brian Locke argues that this triangulated rendering of race ameliorates the longstanding historical contradiction between U.S. democratic ideals and white America’s persistent domination over blacks. *** Thanks and apologies for cross-posting ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html