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03068aam a2200409 i 4500 001 24AA9DDCF47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230517010023 008 221014t20232023mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022042823 020 $a 1793627037 020 $a 9781793627032 035 $a (OCoLC)1343196866 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d BDX $d OCLCF $d YDX $d IND $d OCLCQ $d PSC $d YDX $d OCL $d OBE $d OCLCA $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN1995.9.S66953 $b J44 2023 082 00 $a 791.43/652208996073 $2 23/eng/20221220 100 1 $a Jeffrey-Legette, Karima K., $d 1972- $e author. 245 10 $a Speculative film and moving images by or about Black women and girls : $b watch it! / $c Karima K. Jeffrey-Legette. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Lexington Books, $c [2023] 300 $a xx, 247 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "This book examines twentieth and twenty-first century speculative fiction films that represent women and girls of African descent. Jeffrey offers insights about positive developments while calling attention to questionable trends in recent movie-making"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Foreword / Hoda M. Zaki -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction --Mothers of a new world in select 20th/21st century apocalyptic SF films who, despite their promise, still appear to be a Mammy, Hagar, or Jezebels -- 'Ode to Halle' (but should this be the case?)-the face of Black women in sf films -- Black love in the world of speculative fiction-an argument for 'transhumanism' and 'gynocentric androgyny' in Altered Carbon, HBO's Watchmen Series, and Lovecraft Country -- Black girl magic in A Wrinkle in Time, The Darkest Minds, and Fast Color-fascinating telekinetic/telepathic beings -- What are we doing to our girls?!?!?-an examination of three, 20th/21st century Black girl vampires who will not only survive but possibly precipitate the destruction of humanity -- Black women/girls in horror films-h[er]story is an American gothic story of resiliency, trauma, abuse, and fear -- Conclusion -- Afterword-is the past really the future? / Trudier Harris 650 0 $a African American women in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Women, Black, in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Speculative fiction $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Science fiction films. 650 7 $a Women, Black, in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01905167 650 7 $a African American women in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00799500 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 776 08 $i Online version: $a Jeffrey, Karima K., 1972- $t Speculative film and moving images by or about Black women and girls $d Lanham : Lexington Books, 2022 $z 9781793627049 $w (DLC) 2022042824 700 1 $a Zaki, Hoda M., $d 1950- $e writer of foreword. 700 1 $a Harris, Trudier, $e writer of afterword. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117023159.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=24AA9DDCF47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search