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This anthology aims to compile scholarship that explores the place of mixed race in Hollywood film and U.S. television, both historically and in the contemporary era. What roles have mixed-race and bicultural characters played in U.S. film and
television narratives? How have racially and culturally mixed couples and families
been portrayed, and how have these portrayals evolved over the decades? How
might we better understand U.S. race relations through how these characters,
relationships, and families are presented? And what are the implications of the casting of
mixed-race actors, in both monocultural and bicultural roles, in contemporary films and
television series?
Possible essay topics include, but are not limited to:
Mixed-race characters in individual films, television series, or
film/television genres
The "tragic mulatto"
The portrayal of mixed-race relationships
The Production Code and portrayals of mixed-race/bicultural couples
Mixed-race and bicultural families in film or television
Mixed-race characters "passing" as monoracial/monocultural
Mixed-race actors and star publicity
Mixed-race actors and implications for the roles they've played
Mixed-race relations and portrayals of cities
Viewer and/or critic interpretation of mixed-race actors' roles or image
Mixed-race representation and film/television industry eras
Actors in mixed-race relationships
For publication consideration, please submit 300-500-word proposal/abstracts and a brief CV via email to editors: Mary Beltrán and Camilla Fojas by
September 30, 2005.
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