02689cam a22005415i 4500 23061137 BJBSDDR 20240724152759.0 ta 230412s2023 nyua b 000 0 eng d 2023288031 9781982186531 1982186534 (OCoLC)on1366106270 FMG eng FMG rda UAP CLE CDX MNN DLC eng lccopycat n-us--- PN 1995.9 M483b 2023 791.43/61640896073 Means Coleman, Robin R., 1969- 37176 The black guy dies first : black horror cinema from fodder to Oscar / Robin R. Means Coleman, PhD, and Mark H. Harris. Black guy dies 1st First Saga Press trade paperback edition. New York, N. Y. : Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023. 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Book tlcgt General tlctarget Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315). The Black guy dies first -- The 'other' through the eyes of others: Black horror stereotypes -- 'Woke horror': Social consciousness in Black horror -- Gods and monsters: Black religion in horror -- Scary funny: Black comedy in horror -- Representation matters. "The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from the fodder epitomized by Spider Baby to the Oscar-winning cinematic heights of Get Out and beyond. This eye-opening book delves into the themes, tropes, and traits that have come to characterize Black roles in horror since 1968, a year in which race made national headlines in iconic moments from the enactment of the 1968 Civil Rights Act and Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in April. This timely book is a must-read for cinema and horror fans alike"-- Provided by publisher. Horror films United States History and criticism. Cine de terror Historia y crítica Estados Unidos 19805 Black people in motion pictures. African Americans in motion pictures. Race in motion pictures. Racismo en el cine 32748 Film criticism. lcgft Harris, Mark H. 37530 0 ibc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK sba 121548 121548 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-07-12 0 PN 1995.9 M483b 2023 00000180764 2024-07-12 00:00:00 1 2024-07-12 BK