Hip Hop, Cinema and African American Perspectives offers theoretical analysis from film, cultural studies, and race perspectives. This e-book reflects an attempt to address these concerns in a way that privileges and contextualizes all three. Hip-hop cinema is framed as a phenomenon born within the United States and part of a continuum of many existing threads, such as resistance, celebrations of identity and of Black traditions. This publication secondarily acknowledges and explores the spread of hip-hop cinema among other ethnic groups and…

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There is a connection between culture and the movies we watch. Cinema is everywhere and it influences and reflects how we understand the world. Survey of African and African Diaspora Cinema offers both a survey of and a historical context for understanding films about African and African Diaspora Cinema. Written as a review of theoretical positions, histories, and summaries from some of the top film academicians and from others involved in filmic production, key concepts are introduced…