The Spike Lee Brand: A Study of Documentary Filmmaking - SUNY series in African American Studies

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "The Spike Lee Brand" makes a very important contribution to scholarly studies on the film-work of Spike Lee [and] places Lee in the pantheon of important social political documentarians such as Claude Lanzmann and Emile de Antonio. from the Foreword by Mark A. Reid"Biographical Note: Delphine Letort is Assistant Professor of English at the Universite du Maine in Le Mans, France."Table of Contents: List of Illustrations Foreword: Agency as Remembering and Retelling "Mark A. Reid " Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Making of Spike Lee s Nonfiction Joints 2. History and Memory: The African American Experience 3. Media and Race 4. The Legacy of Black Nationalism: Culture and Politics Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index"

Contributor Bio:  Reid, Mark A Mark A. Reid is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He has written extensively on black cinema.