dc.contributor.advisor | Mills, Bruce, 1958- | |
dc.contributor.author | Steele, Katelyn | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-19T14:23:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-19T14:23:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10920/37211 | |
dc.description | ix, 57 p. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Rather than creating a thesis that provides insight on the construction of blackness as a whole, the author ties an interest in the female experience and intersectionality to produce a piece that solely focuses on the image of the mixed race female figure. Although Birth of a Nation is a film that covers a wide range of racist distortions and representations, it was the first film to feature a mulatta figure in American cinematic history. This development set up a solidified image of mixed race femininity. The author traces these themes through the films Imitation of Life (1934), Show Boat (1951), and Pinky (1949). | en_US |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Kalamazoo College English Senior Individualized Projects Collection | |
dc.rights | U.S. copyright laws protect this material. Commercial use or distribution of this material is not permitted without prior written permission of the copyright holder. All rights reserved. | |
dc.title | "Stuck In-Between" : The Construction of the Tragic Mulatta in Classical Hollywood Cinema | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |