Beyond the Stars: Stock characters in American popular film, Volume 1Paul Loukides, Linda K. Fuller Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1990 - 254 pages Beyond the Stars contains 20 essays on stock characters, and character conventions which neatly divide into four categories: ethnic and racial stereotyping; social classis; professions; and the idiosyncratic type. Stock figures in American movies are part of our cultural heritage; they deserve an honored place in theliterature of film and popular culture. |
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Foreword to Teachers and Students | 1 |
American Indians in Popular Films | 9 |
Stepin Fetchit and the Politics of Performance | 35 |
Copyright | |
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