From Sweetback to Super fly :: race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop /
Racial politics and capitalism found a way to blend together in 1970s Chicago in the form of movie theaters targeted specifically toward African Americans. In From Sweetback to Super Fly, Gerald Buttersexamines the movie theaters in Chicago's Loop that became, as he describes them, "black...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Racial politics and capitalism found a way to blend together in 1970s Chicago in the form of movie theaters targeted specifically toward African Americans. In From Sweetback to Super Fly, Gerald Buttersexamines the movie theaters in Chicago's Loop that became, as he describes them, "black spaces" during the early 1970s with theater managers making an effort to gear their showings toward the African American community by using black-themed and blaxploitation films. Butters covers the wide range of issues that influenced the theaters, from changing racial patterns to the increasingly decrepit state of Chicago's inner city and the pressure on businesses and politicians alike to breathe life into the dying area. Through his extensive research, Butters provides an in-depth look at this phenomenon, delving into an area that has not previously been explored. His close examination of how black-themed films were marketed and how theaters showing these films tried to draw in crowds sheds light on race issues both from an industrial standpoint on the side of the theaters and movie producers, as well as from a cultural standpoint on the side of the moviegoers and the city of Chicago as a whole. Butters provides a wealth of information on a very interesting yet underexamined part of history, making From Sweetback to Super Fly a supremely enjoyable and informative book |
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| contents | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Race, civil rights, and Chicago's Loop, 1945-70 -- Sweetback and the rise of black-themed films, 1970-71 -- Blaxploitation, black-themed films, and film spectatorship, 1971-72 -- Super fly and resistance to Blaxploitation, 1972 -- Karate rape in Harlem, 1973 -- The exorcist and the decline of the Loop as a first-run market, 1973-74 -- The beginning of the end : Loop theaters under attack, 1975 -- Conclusion : demolition and rebirth, 1976- -- Appendix A. Kuumba : principles for creativity and liberation -- Appendix B. Seating capacities for downtown movie theaters, 1972. |
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| spelling | Butters, Gerald R., 1961- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjGThrDW7YgwdxbQyxMVYd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002025255 From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / Gerald R. Butters, Jr. Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2015] [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015. 1 online resource (1 PDF (xii, 256 pages)) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and indexes. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Race, civil rights, and Chicago's Loop, 1945-70 -- Sweetback and the rise of black-themed films, 1970-71 -- Blaxploitation, black-themed films, and film spectatorship, 1971-72 -- Super fly and resistance to Blaxploitation, 1972 -- Karate rape in Harlem, 1973 -- The exorcist and the decline of the Loop as a first-run market, 1973-74 -- The beginning of the end : Loop theaters under attack, 1975 -- Conclusion : demolition and rebirth, 1976- -- Appendix A. Kuumba : principles for creativity and liberation -- Appendix B. Seating capacities for downtown movie theaters, 1972. Racial politics and capitalism found a way to blend together in 1970s Chicago in the form of movie theaters targeted specifically toward African Americans. In From Sweetback to Super Fly, Gerald Buttersexamines the movie theaters in Chicago's Loop that became, as he describes them, "black spaces" during the early 1970s with theater managers making an effort to gear their showings toward the African American community by using black-themed and blaxploitation films. Butters covers the wide range of issues that influenced the theaters, from changing racial patterns to the increasingly decrepit state of Chicago's inner city and the pressure on businesses and politicians alike to breathe life into the dying area. Through his extensive research, Butters provides an in-depth look at this phenomenon, delving into an area that has not previously been explored. His close examination of how black-themed films were marketed and how theaters showing these films tried to draw in crowds sheds light on race issues both from an industrial standpoint on the side of the theaters and movie producers, as well as from a cultural standpoint on the side of the moviegoers and the city of Chicago as a whole. Butters provides a wealth of information on a very interesting yet underexamined part of history, making From Sweetback to Super Fly a supremely enjoyable and informative book Print version record. African Americans Illinois Chicago. African Americans in motion pictures. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002011 Motion picture audiences Illinois Chicago. Motion picture theaters Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains au cinéma. Cinéma Publics Illinois Chicago. PERFORMING ARTS Reference. bisacsh African Americans fast African Americans in motion pictures fast Motion picture audiences fast Motion picture theaters fast Illinois Chicago fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRqMQWyHQwQCx7GcTRyM has work: From Sweetback to Super Fly (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGc7QWKWyX8kxmP6JGVpyd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 0826220363 9780826220363 (DLC) 2015940588 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1091754 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Butters, Gerald R., 1961- From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Race, civil rights, and Chicago's Loop, 1945-70 -- Sweetback and the rise of black-themed films, 1970-71 -- Blaxploitation, black-themed films, and film spectatorship, 1971-72 -- Super fly and resistance to Blaxploitation, 1972 -- Karate rape in Harlem, 1973 -- The exorcist and the decline of the Loop as a first-run market, 1973-74 -- The beginning of the end : Loop theaters under attack, 1975 -- Conclusion : demolition and rebirth, 1976- -- Appendix A. Kuumba : principles for creativity and liberation -- Appendix B. Seating capacities for downtown movie theaters, 1972. African Americans Illinois Chicago. African Americans in motion pictures. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002011 Motion picture audiences Illinois Chicago. Motion picture theaters Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains au cinéma. Cinéma Publics Illinois Chicago. PERFORMING ARTS Reference. bisacsh African Americans fast African Americans in motion pictures fast Motion picture audiences fast Motion picture theaters fast |
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| title | From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / |
| title_auth | From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / |
| title_exact_search | From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / |
| title_full | From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / Gerald R. Butters, Jr. |
| title_fullStr | From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / Gerald R. Butters, Jr. |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Sweetback to Super fly : race and film audiences in Chicago's Loop / Gerald R. Butters, Jr. |
| title_short | From Sweetback to Super fly : |
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| topic | African Americans Illinois Chicago. African Americans in motion pictures. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002011 Motion picture audiences Illinois Chicago. Motion picture theaters Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains au cinéma. Cinéma Publics Illinois Chicago. PERFORMING ARTS Reference. bisacsh African Americans fast African Americans in motion pictures fast Motion picture audiences fast Motion picture theaters fast |
| topic_facet | African Americans Illinois Chicago. African Americans in motion pictures. Motion picture audiences Illinois Chicago. Motion picture theaters Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains Illinois Chicago. Noirs américains au cinéma. Cinéma Publics Illinois Chicago. PERFORMING ARTS Reference. African Americans African Americans in motion pictures Motion picture audiences Motion picture theaters Illinois Chicago |
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