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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.
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