Black Popular Culture--Soul Cinema (AAAS 132)
Mark Anthony Neal
Summer Session 1
Perkins LINK 2-060 classroom 1
M/T/TH 12:30-2:35pm
In the late 1960s and 1970s, the term Soul came to represent the essence of "Blackness," particularly within the realms of music and popular culture. One of the places where "Soul" was particularly pronounced was in the film industry, where Black independent film makers and Hollywood (via Blaxploitation) created timeless and controversial moving images of Black life and culture. The course will examine so called "Soul Cinema" of the 1970s and its impact on contemporary American culture. Possible films include Sweet Sweetback´s Badass Song (1971), Killer of Sheep (1977), Ganja and Hess (1973), A Piece of the Action (1977), and The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973).
Mark Anthony Neal
Summer Session 1
Perkins LINK 2-060 classroom 1
M/T/TH 12:30-2:35pm
In the late 1960s and 1970s, the term Soul came to represent the essence of "Blackness," particularly within the realms of music and popular culture. One of the places where "Soul" was particularly pronounced was in the film industry, where Black independent film makers and Hollywood (via Blaxploitation) created timeless and controversial moving images of Black life and culture. The course will examine so called "Soul Cinema" of the 1970s and its impact on contemporary American culture. Possible films include Sweet Sweetback´s Badass Song (1971), Killer of Sheep (1977), Ganja and Hess (1973), A Piece of the Action (1977), and The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973).
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