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Darius James

Darius James is an African-American author and performance artist. He is the author of That's Blaxploitation: Roots of the Baadasssss 'Tude , an unorthodox, semi-autobiographical history of the blaxploitation film genre, and Negrophobia: An Urban Parable, a satirical novel written in screenplay form.

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Darius James
Born1954 (age 71–72)
United States
OccupationAuthor
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Darius James (a.k.a. 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

  • 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
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References

References

  1. B. Fein, Esther (June 17, 1992). "Book Notes". The New York Times.
  2. 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.
  3. "Hoodoo.stokedfilm.com". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
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