"Examines the importance of culture in the push for black political power and social recognition and argues the key black cultural practices have been notable in reconfiguring the shape and texture of social and cultural life in the U.S. Drawing on examples from jazz, television, and academia,...

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1. Verfasser:	Gray, Herman (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Berkeley [u.a.] Univ. of California Press 2005
Schriftenreihe:	American crossroads 15
Schlagworte:	aAfrican Americans on television aAfrican Americans > xSongs and music > xHistory and criticism Repräsentation > Politik Kultur Schwarze Fernsehen USA
Online-Zugang:	Table of contents
Zusammenfassung:	"Examines the importance of culture in the push for black political power and social recognition and argues the key black cultural practices have been notable in reconfiguring the shape and texture of social and cultural life in the U.S. Drawing on examples from jazz, television, and academia, Gray highlights cultural strategies for inclusion in the dominant culture as well as cultural tactics that move beyond the quest for mere recognition by challenging, disrupting, and unsettling dominant cultural representations and institutions. In the end, Gray challenges the conventional wisdom about the centrality of representation and politics in black cultural production"--Provided by publisher.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	VIII, 249 S.
ISBN:	0520233743 0520241444