Spike Lee's Bamboozled and Blackface in American Culture

Spike Lee's challenging film Bamboozled (2000) is often read as a surface level satire of blackface minstrelsy. Careful analysis, however, gives way to a complex and nuanced study of the history of black performance. This book analyses the work of five men through the lens of this misunderstood film.

Filmul provocator al lui Spike Lee Bamboozled (2000) este adesea citit ca o satira la nivel de suprafata a minstrelsy-ului fata neagra. Cu toate acestea, o analiza atenta face loc unui studiu complex si nuantat al istoriei performantei in negru.