Darius James
Darius James | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
Darius James (aka Dr. Snakeskin, born 1954) is an African-American author and performance artist.[1] He is the author of That's Blaxploitation: Roots of the Baadasssss 'Tude (Rated X by an All-Whyte Jury),[2] an unorthodox, semi-autobiographical history of the blaxploitation film genre, and Negrophobia: An Urban Parable, a satirical novel written in screenplay form.[1]
His work is influenced by the Voodoo religion. James lives in Hamden, Connecticut.
He appeared in the 2006 film Black Deutschland (James had lived in Berlin). He co-wrote and appeared in a feature-length film released in 2013, The United States of Hoodoo.[3]
Books
[edit]- That's Blaxploitation: Roots of the Baadasssss 'Tude (Rated X by an All'Whyte Jury)
- Negrophobia: An Urban Parable
- Voodoo Stew (German/English), Verbrecher Verlag Berlin, 2004
- Froggie Chocolate's Christmas Eve / Froggie Chocolates Weihnachtsabend (German/English), Verbrecher Verlag Berlin, 2005
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b B. Fein, Esther (June 17, 1992). "Book Notes". The New York Times.
- ^ James, Darius (1995). That's Blaxploitation!: Roots of the Baadasssss 'Tude (Rated X by an All-Whyte Jury). St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-13192-5.
- ^ "Hoodoo.stokedfilm.com". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
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