Skip to content

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema Paperback - 2015

by Allyson Field (Editor); Jan-Christopher Horak (Editor); Jacqueline Najuma Stewart (Editor)


From the publisher

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema is the first book dedicated to the films and filmmakers of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African, Caribbean, and African American independent film and video artists that formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1970s and 1980s. The group--including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Billy Woodberry, Jamaa Fanaka, and Zeinabu irene Davis--shared a desire to create alternatives to the dominant modes of narrative, style, and practice in American cinema, works that reflected the full complexity of Black experiences. This landmark collection of essays and oral histories examines the creative output of the L.A. Rebellion, contextualizing the group's film practices and offering sustained analyses of the wide range of works, with particular attention to newly discovered films and lesser-known filmmakers. Based on extensive archival work and preservation, this collection includes a complete filmography of the movement, over 100 illustrations (most of which are previously unpublished), and a bibliography of primary and secondary materials. This is an indispensible sourcebook for scholars and enthusiasts, establishing the key role played by the L.A. Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles.

From the rear cover

"There is no doubt that this comprehensive, much-needed collection will be of great use for researchers, instructors, and students interested in this groundbreaking group of filmmakers and films." --Paula J. Massood, author of Making a Promised Land: Harlem in Twentieth-Century Photography and Film

"LA Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema is an extraordinary, exciting, anthology. The oral histories and other archival materials, the "LA Rebellion Filmography," and the carefully assembled "LA Rebellion Bibliography" are significant resources. The scholarly essays includedin this volume are among the most exciting work on the LA Rebellion that I have read. Each section on its own is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the history, challenges, and possibilities of Black cinema. That they are included in the same volume makes this book simply indispensable. Indeed, I think it will be a seminal text in Film Studies." --Kara Keeling, Associate Professor of Critical Studies, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California

Details

  • Title L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema
  • Author Allyson Field (Editor); Jan-Christopher Horak (Editor); Jacqueline Najuma Stewart (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 488
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press
  • Date 2015-11-13
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780520284685 / 0520284682
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects African American motion picture producers, Independent filmmakers - California - Los
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015016337
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.43

About the author

Allyson Nadia Field is Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies and African American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also serves on the faculty of the Moving Image Archive Studies program and the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. She is author of Uplift Cinema: The Emergence of African American Film and the Possibility of Black Modernity. Jan-Christopher Horak is Director of the UCLA Film & Television Archive. In addition to his long career in film archiving and curating, he is a professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. His most recent book is Saul Bass: Anatomy of Film Design. Jacqueline Najuma Stewart is Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago and author of Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity. She directs the South Side Home Movie Project and serves on the National Film Preservation Board. She is currently completing a book on the career of the African American actor, writer, and director Spencer Williams.
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

by Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
1
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$23.99
A$16.76 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
A$23.99
A$16.76 shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

by Allyson Field

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$57.31
A$19.46 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback / softback. New. Suitable for scholars and enthusiasts, this book establishes the key role played by the L A Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles.
Item Price
A$57.31
A$19.46 shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion – Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion – Creating a New Black Cinema

by Field, Allyson (Editor)/ Horak, Jan-Christopher (Editor)/ Stewart, Jacqueline (Editor)

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$64.60
A$19.55 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Univ of California Pr, 2015. Paperback. New. 480 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches.
Item Price
A$64.60
A$19.55 shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

by Field, Allyson ; Horak, Jan-Christopher ; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
NEW
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
57
Seller
Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$54.04
A$7.42 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of California Press, 11/13/2015. Paperback. NEW.
Item Price
A$54.04
A$7.42 shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

by Field, Allyson [Editor]; Horak, Jan-Christopher [Editor]; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma [Editor];

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used: Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$66.20
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of California Press, 2015-11-13. Paperback. Used: Good.
Item Price
A$66.20
FREE shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion – Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion – Creating a New Black Cinema

by Field, Allyson (Editor)/ Horak, Jan-Christopher (Editor)/ Stewart, Jacqueline (Editor)

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$89.69
A$19.55 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Univ of California Pr, 2015. Paperback. New. 480 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches.
Item Price
A$89.69
A$19.55 shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

by Field, Allyson [Editor]; Horak, Jan-Christopher [Editor]; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma [Editor];

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
5
Seller
campbelltown, Florida, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$78.86
A$38.66 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of California Press, 2015-11-12. paperback. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing
Item Price
A$78.86
A$38.66 shipping to USA
L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema

by Field, Allyson

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 13
9780520284685
ISBN 10
0520284682
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$81.07
A$23.18 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
University of California Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor
Item Price
A$81.07
A$23.18 shipping to USA