Mia Mask, “Divas on the Screen: Black Women in American Film” (U. of Illinois Press, 2009)

New Books in Film

EpisodeMar 29, 201721m

Mia Mask, “Divas on the Screen: Black Women in American Film” (U. of Illinois Press, 2009)

New Books in Film

EpisodeMar 29, 201721m

Five charismatic women navigate uneven terrain of racial gender and class stereotypes: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Halle Berry. The quintet charisma, as explored by Dr. Mia Mask in Divas on The Screen: Black Women in American Film (University of Illinois Press, 2009), range from erotic... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

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