Abstract
Super Fly was a landmark case of African American participation in majorrelease fi lmmaking. The fi lm's narrative about Harlem cocaine dealers dramatized black business dynamism operating inside white-dominated power structures, and this spoke refl exively to the circumstances of the fi lm's making. This essay offers a reappraisal of Super Fly and new perspectives on the blaxploitation cycle in light of post-civil rights opportunities and constraints. © 2010 by the University of Texas Press.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 86-105 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Cinema Journal |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2010 |
Keywords
- black film
- race politics
- cultural industries
- black action films