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African-American Film Noir and Philosophy argues forcefully that African-American filmmakers have expanded film noire so that it can afford potentially emancipatory resources for challenging anti-black prejudice by provoking troubling responses in White audiences that can engender philosophical reflection upon what it means to be a racist. * Submitted by Noel Carroll Philosophy Program The Graduate Center, CUNY * Flory’s masterful study of film noir’s racial dimensions brilliantly illuminates the racial politics of this important genre. Readers—both academics and the general public—will gain a new appreciation of how films can be socially critical while also encouraging philosophical reflection. A must read for anyone interested in film, race and racism, philosophy or all of the above. * Professor Thomas Wartenberg - twartenb@mtholyoke.edu *

African-American Film Noir and Philosophy argues forcefully that African-American filmmakers have expanded film noire so that it can afford potentially emancipatory resources for challenging anti-black prejudice by provoking troubling responses in White audiences that can engender philosophical reflection upon what it means to be a racist. * Submitted by Noel Carroll Philosophy Program The Graduate Center, CUNY *

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Dan Flory is Professor of Philosophy at Montana State University. He is author of Philosophy, Black Film, Film Noir (2008) and co-editor of Race, Philosophy, and Film (2013).

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