Title

Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul and the Burden of Representation

Authors

Pearl Bowser
Louise Spence, Sacred Heart University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2000

Abstract

This essay discusses the 1925 silent motion picture 'Body and Soul,' directed by Oscar Micheaux. It also explores the politics of racial identity of the time.

Comments

Published: Bowser, Pearl and Louise Spence. "Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul and the Burden of Representation." Cinema Journal 39.3 (2000): 3-29.

Recommended Citation

Bowser, Pearl and Louise Spence. "Oscar Micheaux's Body and Soul and the Burden of Representation." Cinema Journal 39.3 (2000): 3-29.