{"product_id":"9783031047398","title":"In the Shadow of The Birth of a Nation Racism, Reception and Resistance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIn the Shadow of The Birth of a Nation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRacism, Reception and Resistance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMelvyn Stokes | Paul McEwan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection brings together many of the world’s leading scholars on race and film to re-consider the legacy and impact of D.W. Griffith’s deeply racist 1915 epic \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. While this film is often cited, there is a considerable dearth of substantial research on its initial impact and global reach. These essays fill important gaps in the history of the film, including essential work on its sources, international reception, and African American responses. This book is a key text in the history of the most infamous and controversial film ever made and offers crucial new insights to scholars and students working in film history, African American history and the history of race relations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelvyn Stokes is Professor of Film History, University College London, UK. He is  the author of D. W. Griffith’s “\u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e”: \u003ci\u003eA History of “The Most  Controversial Movie of All Time”\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and several articles on D. W. Griffith,  including “Race, Politics and Censorship: D. W. Griffith’s \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e in  France, 1916−1923” (Cinema Journal, 2010). In 2015, he was the curator for the  British Film Institute’s D. W. Griffith season. He has published 2 other books –  \u003ci\u003eGilda\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave\/BFI, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican History through Hollywood Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2013)  – and edited a further 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul McEwan \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Media and Communication and Film Studies at Muhlenberg College, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave\/BFI, 2015), \u003ci\u003eCinema’s Original Sin: D. W. Griffith, American Racism, and the Rise of Film Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and several articles and chapters on D. W. Griffith, including “The Legacyof Intolerance” in\u003ci\u003e A Companion to D. W. Griffith\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBruce McDonald’s Hard Core Logo\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and other essays on Canadian cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 March 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031047398\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e310\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52359452590220,"sku":"9783031047398","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031047398.jpg?v=1786591554","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031047398","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}