The Birth of a Nation: The Cinematic Past in the Present

Over one hundred years since it premiered on cinema screens, D. W. Griffith's controversial photoplay The Birth of a Nation continues to influence American film production and to have relevance for race relations in the United States. This work challenges the idea the United States has moved beyond racial problems and highlights the role of film and representation in the continued struggle for equality.

• | Author: Michael T. Martin
• | Publisher: Indiana University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 24, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 324 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0253042356
• | ISBN-13: 9780253042354