LEADER 02866nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910463473703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61703-153-4 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046053 035 $a(EBL)819517 035 $a(OCoLC)777938938 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000570318 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11358613 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570318 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10605814 035 $a(PQKB)10861298 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206518 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC819517 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse849 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL819517 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10521473 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046053 100 $a20110413d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfrica in the American imagination$b[electronic resource] $epopular culture, racialized identities, and African visual culture /$fCarol Magee 210 $aJackson [Miss.] $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61703-152-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : 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. 330 $aIn 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 visual 606 $aPopular culture$zUnited States 606 $aIdentity (Philosophical concept) 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$xAfrican influences 607 $aAfrica$xIn popular culture 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPopular culture 615 0$aIdentity (Philosophical concept) 676 $a306.0973 700 $aMagee$b Carol L$01035187 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463473703321 996 $aAfrica in the American imagination$92454732 997 $aUNINA