Reel to Real

Book cover of Reel to Real: Race, Class and Sex at the Movies

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Movies matter - that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks' classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class.…

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1 author picked Reel to Real as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Hanna Flint

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A massive influence on my own cultural approach to understanding cinema and intersectional representation, hooks offers acute analyses of the way films can affect us on a personal, political, and communal level, for better and for worse.

Hooks is smart, sharp, and switched on to how misogyny and racism can adversely affect the treatment of female characters of colour, especially.

From Hanna's list on championing women in cinema.