The invention of race: Black culture and the politics of representation

"The philosopher Tommy Lott here provides a critique of the issues that shape our understanding of the role of black culture in the political struggles and self-affirmation of black people." "Lott argues that many forms of African-American cultural expression display resistance throug...

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Main Author: Lott, Tommy Lee 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, Mass. [u.a.] Blackwell Publ. 1999
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:"The philosopher Tommy Lott here provides a critique of the issues that shape our understanding of the role of black culture in the political struggles and self-affirmation of black people." "Lott argues that many forms of African-American cultural expression display resistance through appropriation, and reconstitution, of denigrating representations fostered by the dominant racist culture. Beginning with a tour de force entitled "Racist Discourse and the Negro-ape Metaphor," he goes on in subsequent chapters to discuss slavery, cultural identity, art, music, film, and television, engaging in a wide variety of issues pertaining to the politics of representation."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:227 S.
ISBN:0631210180
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