"Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film" is a new book by Mia Mask - News - Info - Vassar College

"Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film" is a new book by Mia Mask - News - Info - Vassar College

Posted using ShareThisVassar Associate Professor of Film, Mia Mask’s book Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film, has just been released by the University of Illinois Press.
Divas on Screen is an accessible and insightful look at five African American film icons: Dorothy Dandridge, Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Halle Berry. Mask examines how these female stars have navigated the uneven terrain of racial, gender, and class stereotypes.