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Darius James

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Darius James
Born1954 (age 69–70)
United States
OccupationAuthor
GenreNon-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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b 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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