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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808597303321

Autore

Dyson Michael Eric

Titolo

Reflecting black : African-American cultural criticism / / Michael Eric Dyson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1993

ISBN

0-8166-8460-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

American culture ; ; v. 9

Disciplina

973/.0496073

Soggetti

African Americans - Intellectual life

African American arts

African Americans - Social conditions - 1975-

Popular culture - United States

United States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. What's going on? Black popular culture -- pt. 2. Beyond the mantra : reflections on race, gender, and class -- pt. 3. This far by faith : Black religion.

Sommario/riassunto

From rap music to preaching, from Toni Morrison to Leonard Jeffries, from Michael Jackson to Michael Jordan, Reflecting Black explores as never before the varied and complex dimensions of African-American culture through personal reflection, expository journalism, scholarly investigation and even homily.