Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: Once upon a Time in the West . . . L.A. Rebellion ix
4. Acknowledgements xxv
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. PART ONE. Critical Essays
7. 1. Threads and Nets 57
8. 2. Rebellious Unlearning 83
9. 3. Tough Enough 119
10. 4. Anticipations of the Rebellion 156
11. 5. Re/soundings 171
12. 6. Struggles for the Sign in the Black Atlantic 196
13. 7. Bruising Moments 225
14. 8. The L.A. Rebellion Plays Itself 251
15. 9. Encountering the Rebellion 291
16. PART TWO. L.A. Rebellion Oral Histories
17. 10. L.A. Rebellion Oral Histories 321
18. Filmography 355
19. Selected Bibliography 403
20. Contributors 427
21. Index 431