{"product_id":"l-a-rebellion-creating-a-new-black-cinema-paperback","title":"L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllyson Field\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJan-Christopher Horak\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Najuma Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eL.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book dedicated to the films and filmmakers of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African, Caribbean, and African American independent film and video artists that formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1970s and 1980s. The group--including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Billy Woodberry, Jamaa Fanaka, and Zeinabu irene Davis--shared a desire to create alternatives to the dominant modes of narrative, style, and practice in American cinema, works that reflected the full complexity of Black experiences. This landmark collection of essays and oral histories examines the creative output of the L.A. Rebellion, contextualizing the group's film practices and offering sustained analyses of the wide range of works, with particular attention to newly discovered films and lesser-known filmmakers. Based on extensive archival work and preservation, this collection includes a complete filmography of the movement, over 100 illustrations (most of which are previously unpublished), and a bibliography of primary and secondary materials. This is an indispensible sourcebook for scholars and enthusiasts, establishing the key role played by the L.A. Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no doubt that this comprehensive, much-needed collection will be of great use for researchers, instructors, and students interested in this groundbreaking group of filmmakers and films. --Paula J. Massood, author of \u003ci\u003eMaking a Promised Land: Harlem in Twentieth-Century Photography and Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLA Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, exciting, anthology. The oral histories and other archival materials, the \"LA Rebellion Filmography,\" and the carefully assembled \"LA Rebellion Bibliography\" are significant resources. The scholarly essays includedin this volume are among the most exciting work on the LA Rebellion that I have read. Each section on its own is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the history, challenges, and possibilities of Black cinema. That they are included in the same volume makes this book simply indispensable. Indeed, I think it will be a seminal text in Film Studies. --Kara Keeling, Associate Professor of Critical Studies, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no doubt that this comprehensive, much-needed collection will be of great use for researchers, instructors, and students interested in this groundbreaking group of filmmakers and films. --Paula J. Massood, author of \u003ci\u003eMaking a Promised Land: Harlem in Twentieth-Century Photography and Film\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eLA Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary, exciting, anthology. The oral histories and other archival materials, the \"LA Rebellion Filmography,\" and the carefully assembled \"LA Rebellion Bibliography\" are significant resources. The scholarly essays includedin this volume are among the most exciting work on the LA Rebellion that I have read. Each section on its own is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the history, challenges, and possibilities of Black cinema. That they are included in the same volume makes this book simply indispensable. Indeed, I think it will be a seminal text in Film Studies.\" --Kara Keeling, Associate Professor of Critical Studies, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllyson Nadia Field\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also serves on the faculty of the Moving Image Archive Studies program and the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. She is author of \u003ci\u003eUplift Cinema: The Emergence of African American Film and the Possibility of Black Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan-Christopher Horak\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the UCLA Film \u0026amp; Television Archive. In addition to his long career in film archiving and curating, he is a professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eSaul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Najuma Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago and author of \u003ci\u003eMigrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e. She directs the South Side Home Movie Project and serves on the National Film Preservation Board. She is currently completing a book on the career of the African American actor, writer, and director Spencer Williams.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45390906032230,"sku":"9780520284685","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Unk2UFJ2ZFJXNm1tQnVZa0ZtSTVzdz09.webp?v=1775123425","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/l-a-rebellion-creating-a-new-black-cinema-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}