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The Devil Finds Work is a book-length essay by writer James Baldwin. Published in 1976, it is both a memoir of his experiences watching movies and a critique of the racial politics of American cinema.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Culture. The Most Powerful Piece of Film Criticism Ever Written. James Baldwin's The Devil Finds Work, a book-length essay on race and America and cinema, movingly demonstrates that...
27 de mar. de 2024 · Thu 2 May - Wed 22 May. Barbican Cinema is pleased to mark the centenary of the birth of James Baldwin – one of the most influential writers and activists of the 20th century – with The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin Through Film. Curated by Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka, this season explores Black representation in modern cinema ...
1 de ene. de 2001 · A collection of critical essays on cinema, The Devil Finds Work interrogates the racist ideology of landmark American films from the interwar and postwar eras. Baldwin interweaves cultural criticism and autobiography as he moves from reflecting upon the messages coded in the films of his youth to critiquing popular movies of the mid ...
Books. The Devil Finds Work: An Essay. From "the best essayist in this country” (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that...
About The Devil Finds Work. From “the best essayist in this country” (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness.
8 de jun. de 2009 · The devil finds work : an essay : Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Publication date. 1990. Topics. Baldwin, James, 1924-1987, Motion picture plays, African Americans in motion pictures. Publisher. New York : Dell. Collection. printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
