5. ‘‘A Black Belt in Bar Stool’’

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Image of Common Sense 11
6. 2. In the Interval 27
7. 3. ‘‘In Order to Move Forward’’ 45
8. 4. ‘‘We’ll Just Have to Get Guns and Be Men’’ 68
9. 5. ‘‘A Black Belt in Bar Stool’’ 95
10. 6. ‘‘What’s Up with That? She Don’t Talk?’’ 118
11. 7. Reflections on the Black Femme’s Role in the (Re)production of Cinematic Reality 138
12. Notes 159
13. Bibliography 195
14. Index 203