02985nam 2200649 a 450 991097109990332120240514071949.097816170315331617031534heb40107(CKB)3170000000046053(EBL)819517(OCoLC)777938938(SSID)ssj0000570318(PQKBManifestationID)11358613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570318(PQKBWorkID)10605814(PQKB)10861298(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206518(MiAaPQ)EBC819517(MdBmJHUP)muse849(Au-PeEL)EBL819517(CaPaEBR)ebr10521473(dli)heb40107.0001.001(MiU)MIU401070001001(EXLCZ)99317000000004605320110413d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrica in the American imagination popular culture, racialized identities, and African visual culture /Carol Magee1st ed.Jackson [Miss.] University Press of Mississippi20121 online resource (280 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781617031526 1617031526 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : popular culture, racialized identities, and African visual culture -- Race-ing fantasy : the Sports illustrated swimsuit issue in South Africa -- "It's sort of like National geographic meets Sports illustrated" -- Fashioning identities : Kente, nostalgia, and the world of Barbie -- It's a small, white world -- Africa in Florida : Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge -- Refrain : Africa in the American imagination.In the American world, the presence of African culture is sometimes fully embodied and sometimes leaves only a trace. Africa in the American Imagination: Popular Culture, Racialized Identities, and African Visual Culture explores this presence, examining Mattel's world of Barbie, the 1996 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and Disney World, each of which repackages African visual culture for consumers. Because these cultural icons permeate American life, they represent the broader U.S. culture and its relationship to African culture. This study integrates approaches from art history and visualPopular cultureUnited StatesIdentity (Philosophical concept)United StatesCivilizationAfrican influencesAfricaIn popular culturePopular cultureIdentity (Philosophical concept)306.0973Magee Carol L1793742MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971099903321Africa in the American imagination4333709UNINA