Black Camera is devoted to the study and documentation of the black cinematic experience and is the only scholarly film journal of its kind in the United States. It regularly features essays and interviews that…

BFCA’s inaugural dossier on the life and work of Jessie Maple (1937-2023). The dossier features an introduction by Dr. Novotny Lawrence; articles by E. Danielle Butler and Dr. Chuck Jackson; a transcription of …

Introduction by Gaston J.M. Kaboré and Michael T. Martin Section One: Africa Declaration and Resolutions of the Conference of Independent African States (1958) Manifesto of New Cinema in Egypt (196…

Black Camera Vol. 12, No. 1, Fall 2020 Table of Contents Preface (pp. 3-4) Ardiouma Soma Introduction (pp. 5-9) Gaston J.M. Kaboré and Michael T. Martin – I. SITES AND CONTEXTS OF EXHIBITION African F…

Articles Unresolved Subjects: Poverty, Rage, and Abstraction in the Work of the Last Race Filmmaker -Ellen C. Scott Taís Araújo: The Black Helena Against Brazil’s Whitening Television -Bruno Guaraná The…

Spike Lee’s Documentaries: The Creative Art of Making Nonfiction – Delphine Letort Addressing the « Negro Problem »: Rethinking the Coon and the Mammy in King of the Zombies and Revenge of the Zombies – Toni…

Table of Contents Call for Close-Up Submissions – Hip-hop Cinema – Selma: The Historical Record and the American Imaginary Articles – Phyllis Klotman (1924-2015): A Memorial Tribute – The Local Film S…

Ten Arab Filmmakers offre un panorama actualisé du meilleur cinéma arabe, proposant des études de metteurs en scène de premier plan et des analyses approfondies de leurs films les plus importants. Les ciné…

African Fashion, Global Style provides a lively look at fashion, international networks of style, material culture, and the world of African aesthetic expression. Victoria L. Rovine introduces fashion designers…

Edited by Pascal Blanchard, Sandrine Lemaire, Nicolas Bancel, and Dominic Thomas « Colonial Culture in France since the Revolution examines several aspects of French colonialism as well as its post-colonial…

ARTICLES « We proudly present … the picture they didn’t want you to see! »: Black Film Advertisements, 1946-1960(pp. 5-33) Ellen C. Scott DOI: 10.2979/blackcamera.5.1.5 Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/st…

Articles Hyenas in the Enchanted Brothel: « The Naked Truth » in Djibril Diop Mambéty – Greg Thomas « Let It Go Black »: Desire and the Erotic Subject in the Films of Bill Gunn – Marlo D. David « Redemptive…

Articles Toward a Transnational African Cinema: Image and Authenticity in La Vie sur terre -Sarah Hamblin The Rosa Parks Story: The Making of a Civil Rights Icon – Delphine Letort Interviews Gathering t…

Table of Contents Articles The « Black Man’s Vision of the World »: Rediscovering Black Arts Filmmaking and the Struggle for a Black Cinematic Aesthetic – Lars Lierow Black Glamour and the Hip-Hop Renaissance…

Table of Contents Articles The Color of Manhood: Reconsidering Pompey in John Ford’s Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – Abigail Horne « You Talkin’ Revolution, Sweetback »: On Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song a…

Articles Toward a Transnational African Cinema: Image and Authenticity in La Vie sur terre -Sarah Hamblin The Rosa Parks Story: The Making of a Civil Rights Icon – Delphine Letort Interviews Gathering t…

Hip Hop Africa explores a new generation of African performers and musicians who are not only consumers of global music but active participants in the worldwide culture of hip hop and rap. Eric Charry and an in…

Contributors: Barbara Browning, Steven Feld, Philip Hayward, Ariana Hernandez-Reguant, Denis-Constant Martin, Rafael José de Menezes Bastos, Daniel Noveck, Richard M.Shain, Timothy D.Taylor, Bob W.White …

Examined within their economic, cultural, and political context, the work of women Maghrebi filmmakers forms a cohesive body of work. Florence Martin examines the intersections of nation and gender in seven fil…