Paying freedom dues: Marxism, black radicalism, and blaxploitation sf

Bould, Mark

Abstract

This chapter traces the relationship between Marxism and black radical theory and practice in America, noting the frequent presence of sf imagery at the intersection. It then outlines the development of blaxploitation and establishes a hitherto unremarked corpus of blaxploitation sf films.

• Acceptance Date: Sep 26, 2014
• Online Publication Date: May 31, 2016
• Publication Date: May 31, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 17, 2019
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 72-97
• Book Title: Red Alert: Marxist Approaches to Science Fiction Cinema
• ISBN: 9780814340110
• Keywords: Marxism, Black radical politics, blaxploitation, science fiction, film
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1433875
• Publisher URL: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/red-alert
• Contract Date: Jan 17, 2019