{"title":"Ed Guerrero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEd Guerrero\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the intersections of film, culture, and society. His works invite readers to engage critically with influential cinematic moments, such as those captured in \u003cem\u003eDo the Right Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, illuminating the broader narratives within arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful analysis that blends cultural history with film studies, making his books essential for anyone interested in understanding the power of visual storytelling and its impact on social discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"do-the-right-thing-by-ed-guerrero-9781838719883","title":"Do the Right Thing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpike Lee's \u003ci\u003eDo The Right Thing\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) is one of the most popular and celebrated examples of the African-American new black film wave. Set during the hottest day of a hot summer in New York City, the film's ensemble cast, including Lee himself, brilliantly play out the edgy negotiations and dramas of a racially and culturally diverse working-class Brooklyn neighbourhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContrary to Hollywood's markedly cautious treatment of 'race' and its confinement to the South and the past, \u003ci\u003eDo The Right Thing\u003c\/i\u003e offers a nuanced portrayal of black urban life. From hip-hop fashions, Afrocentric colours and rap music, to police brutality, gentrification, non-white immigration, de-industrialisation and joblessness, \u003ci\u003eDo The Right Thing\u003c\/i\u003e depicts it all, from a contemporary, African-American point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his insightful study of the film, Ed Guerrero discusses how it epitomises Spike Lee's powerful impact on the representation of race and difference in America, the progress of black film-making and the rise of multicultural voices in the media. This new edition includes a foreword by the author reflecting on Lee's subsequent film-making career and on an America in which African-Americans still contend with racial discrimination and police brutality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuerrero emphasises Lee's especially timely understanding of black film-making as a complex act, mixing the skills of art, politics, and business in order to fashion a creative practice that confronts institutional discrimination and power relations head on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462857670892,"sku":"9781838719883","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781838719883-do-the-right-thing.jpg?v=1775024672"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ed-guerrero.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}