In search of the Black fantastic politics and popular culture in the post-Civil Rights era
Prior to the 1960s, when African Americans had little access to formal political power, black popular culture was commonly seen as a means of forging community and effecting political change. But as Richard Iton shows, despite the changes politics, black artists have continued to play a significant...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2008, c2008
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Series: | Transgressing boundaries / Transgressing boundaries
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Prior to the 1960s, when African Americans had little access to formal political power, black popular culture was commonly seen as a means of forging community and effecting political change. But as Richard Iton shows, despite the changes politics, black artists have continued to play a significant role in the making of critical social spaces |
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Physical Description: | 424 p. |
ISBN: | 9780199851812 0199851816 |