Reviews for From Scottsboro to Munich: Race and Political Culture in 1930s Britain

The average rating for From Scottsboro to Munich: Race and Political Culture in 1930s Britain based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-08-01 00:00:00 Marilyn Kobulnicky I'd give this 3.5 stars if I could. Pros: Interesting and unique analysis. Rogin focuses on motion pictures, but often relates his conclusions to other mediums. His arguments are clear, and learning about blackface and the culture it spawned really colored how I see other, more modern art forms. By the end of the book, I felt like I could explain my discomfort with Iggy Azalea much more clearly, basically. Cons: Slips into some of the usual pitfalls of academic writing. It can be a bit dense and sometimes unnecessarily verbose. It gets a bit repetitive and might send you to Wikipedia if you're not particularly familiar with old cinema. I'm not at all, though, and still enjoyed myself and learned quite a bit.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-07-15 00:00:00 Rick Levinson Classic