Mixed Race Hollywood by Mary Beltrán PAPERBACK 9780814799895

Mixed Race HollywoodAuthor(s): Mary Beltrn, Camilla Fojas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814799895, 978-0814799895\nSynopsis\nA Kansas City Star 2008 Notable Book\n Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and challenge fault lines within Hollywood and the nation's racial categories and borders. Mixed Race Hollywood is a pioneering compilation of essays on mixed-race romance, individuals, families, and stars in [url] film and media culture.\n Situated at the cutting-edge juncture of ethnic studies and media studies, this collection addresses early mixed-race film characters, Blaxploitation, mixed race in children's television programming, and the \""outing\"" of mixed-race stars on the Internet, among other issues and contemporary trends in mixed-race representation. The contributors e.