In search of the Black fantastic politics and popular culture in the post-Civil Rights era

Prior to the 1960s, when African Americans had little access to formal political power, black popular culture was commonly seen as a means of forging community and effecting political change. But as Richard Iton shows, despite the changes politics, black artists have continued to play a significant...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iton, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008, c2008
Series:Transgressing boundaries / Transgressing boundaries
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Prior to the 1960s, when African Americans had little access to formal political power, black popular culture was commonly seen as a means of forging community and effecting political change. But as Richard Iton shows, despite the changes politics, black artists have continued to play a significant role in the making of critical social spaces
Physical Description:424 p.
ISBN:9780199851812
0199851816