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Scripting the Black masculine body : identity, discourse, and racial politics in popular media / Ronald L. Jackson II

Jackson, Ronald L.,i1970- [Verfasser]

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2006

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (ix, 179 pages)

SUNY series, the negotiation of identity

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169) and index

1-4237-5576-6 ; 978-1-4237-5576-0 ; 978-0-7914-6626-1 ; 0-7914-6626-4 ; 978-0-7914-6625-4 ; 0-7914-6625-6 ; 978-0-7914-8237-7 ; 0-7914-8237-5 ; 0-7914-6625-6

MS 3450

 

USA  Schwarze  Männlichkeit  Körperbau  Ethnische Beziehungen  Massenmedien 

"Scripting the Black Masculine Body traces the origins of Black body politics in the United States and its contemporary manifestations in popular cultural productions. From early blackface cinema through contemporary portrayals of the Black body in hip-hop music and film, Ronald L. Jackson II examines how African American identities have been socially constructed, constituted, and publicly understood, and argues that popular music artists and film producers often are complicit with Black body stereotypes. Jackson offers a communicative perspective on body politics through a blend of social scientific and humanities approaches and offers possibilities for the liberation of the Black body from its current ineffectual and paralyzing representations." --Book Jacket.