The classic Hollywood mixed female ‘passer’ is generally male-dependent and gripped by fear that her lover/boss/maid will discover her secret and ruin her. The endurance of this template is evidenced by the deadly desperation of mixed protagonists in Perfect Stranger, The Crying Game and Devil in a Blue Dress. In I Passed for White (Wilcox,Continue reading “Racial Passing in the Classic Hollywood Melodrama”
-
Follow
Following
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Dr Zélie Asava 