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The Colored cartoon : Black representation in American animated short films, 1907-1954 / Christopher P. Lehman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2007.Description: 137 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781558496132 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1558496130 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NC1766.U5 L442 2007
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Contents:
Introduction: The Blackness of animation -- The silent era -- The arrival of sound -- Black characterizations -- Fred "Tex" Avery and "Trickster" animation -- Black representation and World War II political concerns -- African American representation and changing race relations -- United productions and the end of animated Black representation -- Conclusion: The legacy of animated African American expression.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks NC1766.U5L442 2007 1 Available 33710001237903

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-131) and index.

Introduction: The Blackness of animation -- The silent era -- The arrival of sound -- Black characterizations -- Fred "Tex" Avery and "Trickster" animation -- Black representation and World War II political concerns -- African American representation and changing race relations -- United productions and the end of animated Black representation -- Conclusion: The legacy of animated African American expression.