Jumping the Color Line: Vernacular Jazz Dance in American Film, 1929-1945 Trenka Susie
Jumping the Color Line: Vernacular Jazz Dance in American Film, 1929-1945 Trenka Susie From the first synchronized sound films of the late 1920s through the end of World War II, African American…
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Jumping the Color Line: Vernacular Jazz Dance in American Film, 1929-1945 Trenka Susie
From the first synchronized sound films of the late 1920s through the end of World War II, African American music and dance styles were ubiquitous in films. Jumping the Color Line discusses vernacular jazz dance in film as a focal point of American race relations. Black performers, however, were marginalized, mostly limited to appearing in "specialty acts" and various types of short films, whereas stardom was reserved for Whites.
Arguing for the transformative and subversive potential of jazz dance performance onscreen, the six chapters address a variety of films and performers, including many that have received little attention to date. Looking at intersections of race, gender, and class, the book examines how the racialized and gendered body in film performs, challenges, and negotiates identities and stereotypes. Topics include Hollywood's first Black female star (Nina Mae