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Title:

The darker side of Black / a Black Audio Film Collective production in association with Normal Films for BBC Television and the Arts Council of Great Britain ; producer, Lina Gopaul ; written & directed by Isaac Julien.

Publisher:

Filmakers Library,

Copyright Date:

1994

Description:

1 videocassette (59 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Rap (Music)--Social aspects.
Reggae music--Social aspects.
Reggae musicians--Interviews.
Rap musicians--Interviews.
African Americans--Music--Social aspects.
Blacks--Jamaica--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
Homophobia.
Homophobia--Jamaica.
Misogyny.
Music--Religious aspects.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Gopaul, Lina. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003065211
Julien, Isaac. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92020089
West, Cornel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82065739
Manley, Michael, 1924-1997. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82057100
Black Audio Film Collective. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007121895
British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50049886
Arts Council of Great Britain. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80001187
Normal Films (Firm)
Filmakers Library, inc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50029346

Notes:

A foreign film (Great Britain). Narrator, Paul Gilroy.

Summary:

An investigation of the complex issues raised by rap and reggae, such as ritualized machismo, misogyny, homophobia, and gun glorification. Noted experts on Black history, such as Cornel West of Princeton University and Michael Manley, former prime minister of Jamaica, give insights into the development and social significance of contemporary Black music. Includes interviews with musicians, music video clips, and footage filmed in dance halls and hip hop clubs.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)33153485

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)