Audience, Agency and Identity in Black Popular Culture Contributor(s): Worsley, Shawan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415846161 ISBN-13: 9780415846165 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Literary Criticism | American - African American |
Dewey: 305.896 |
Series: Studies in African American History and Culture |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 158 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Audience, Agency and Identity in Black Popular Culture analyses black cultural representations that appropriate anti-black stereotypes. Using examples from literature, media, and art, Worsley examines how these cultural products do not rework anti-black stereotypes into seemingly positive images. Rather, they present anti-black stereotypes in their original forms and encourage audiences not to ignore, but to explore them. Shifting critical commentary from a need to censor these questionable images, Worsley offers a complex consideration of the value of and problems with these alternative anti-racist strategies in light of stereotypes' persistence. This book furthers our understanding of the historical circumstances that are influencing contemporary representations of black subjects that are purposefully derogatory and documents the consequences of these images. |