1.0Department of Law and Legal Studies/lawcuthemeedtr5/law/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RjhOorBSmO"><a href="/law/2024/philip-kaisary-from-havana-to-hollywood/">Book Launch: Philip Kaisary’s “From Havana to Hollywood” Challenges Cinematic Portrayals of Black Agency</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/law/2024/philip-kaisary-from-havana-to-hollywood/embed/#?secret=RjhOorBSmO" width="600" height="338" title="“Book Launch: Philip Kaisary’s “From Havana to Hollywood” Challenges Cinematic Portrayals of Black Agency” — Department of Law and Legal Studies" data-secret="RjhOorBSmO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/law/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> /law/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/Philip-Kaisarys-Book-Launch.jpg640476Congratulations to Professor Philip Kaisary on the release of his new book, From Havana to Hollywood: Slave Resistance in the Cinematic Imaginary. Professor Kaisary’s book critically examines how Black agency has been portrayed in cinema, focusing on the stark differences between Hollywood and Cuban cinema. In Hollywood, the representation of Black resistance has often been […]