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Beyond blackface : African Americans and the creation of American popular culture, 1890-1930 / by Brundage, W. Fitzhugh(William Fitzhugh),1959-(CARDINAL)206238;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Black misrepresentation in nineteenth-century sheet music illustration / Stephanie Dunson -- Creating an image in Black : the power of abolition pictures / John Stauffer -- The real thing / David Krasner -- Black creativity and Black stereotype : rethinking twentieth-century popular music in America / Susan Curtis -- Crossing boundaries : Black musicians who defied musical genres / Thomas Riis -- Our newcomers to the city : the great migration and the making of modern mass culture / Davarian L. Baldwin -- Buying and selling with God : African American religion, race records, and the emerging culture of mass consumption in the South / John M. Giggie -- The secret life of Oscar Micheaux : race films, contested histories, and modern American culture / Robert Jackson -- Hear me talking to you : the blues and the romance of rebellion / Grace Elizabeth Hale -- At the feet of Dessalines : performing Hait's revolution during the new Negro renaissance / Clare Corbould -- The Black eagle of Harlem / Shane White [and others] -- More than a prizefight : Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the transnational politics of boxing / Lewis A. Erenberg."This collection of thirteen essays, edited by historian W. Fitzhugh Brundage, brings together original work from sixteen scholars in various disciplines, ranging from theater and literature to history and music, to address the complex roles of black performers, entrepreneurs, and consumers in American mass culture during the early twentieth century.Moving beyond the familiar territory of blackface and minstrelsy, these essays present a fresh look at the history of African Americans and mass culture. With subjects ranging from representations of race in sheet music illustrations to African American interest in Haitian culture, Beyond Blackface recovers the history of forgotten or obscure cultural figures and shows how these historical actors played a role in the creation of American mass culture. The essays explore the predicament that blacks faced at a time when white supremacy crested and innovations in consumption, technology, and leisure made mass culture possible. Underscoring the importance and complexity of race in the emergence of mass culture, Beyond Blackface depicts popular culture as a crucial arena in which African Americans struggled to secure a foothold as masters of their own representation and architects of the nation's emerging consumer society."--Pub. desc.
Subjects: African Americans in mass media.; African Americans in popular culture.; Mass media; African Americans;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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African Americans in the media today : an encyclopedia / by Riley, Sam G.(CARDINAL)182109;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-560) and index.v. 1. A-L -- v. 2. M-Z.
Subjects: Biographies.; Encyclopedias.; African Americans in the mass media industry; Mass media;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Care free Black girls : a celebration of Black women in popular culture / by Blay, Zeba,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."An Empowering and Celebratory Portrait of Black Women-from Josephine Baker to Aunt Viv to Cardi B. In 2013, film and culture critic Zeba Blay was one of the first people to coin the viral term #carefreeblackgirls on Twitter. As she says, it was "a way tocarve out a space of celebration and freedom for Black women online." In this collection of essays, Blay expands on this initial idea by delving into the work and lasting achievements of influential Black women in American culture--writers, artists, actresses, dancers, hip-hop stars--whose contributions often come in the face of bigotry, misogyny, and stereotypes. Blay celebrates the strength and fortitude of these Black women, while also examining the many stereotypes and rigid identities that have clung to them. In writing that is both luminous and sharp, expansive and intimate, Blay seeks a path forward to a culture and society in which Black women and their art are appreciated and celebrated"--Bodies -- She's a freak -- Man, this shit is draining -- Extra black -- #CardiBIsSoProblematic -- Girlhood -- Strong black lead -- Free of cares.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Biographies.; Blay, Zeba.; African American women in popular culture.; African American women; African American women; Sex in mass media.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 15
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Diversity and entertainment : Black lives in media / by Green, Amanda Jackson,1988-author.(CARDINAL)846818;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How has Black culture been portrayed in the media over the last 100 years? Explore the strides Black actors, writers, and others have made to create more representation and inclusion in pop culture"--Ages 8-12Grades 4-6860L
Subjects: African Americans in mass media; Popular culture;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Transcending Blackness : from the new millennium Mulatta to the exceptional multiracial / by Joseph, Ralina L.(Ralina Landwehr),1974-(CARDINAL)601912;
Includes bibliographical references (page 201--218) and index.Televising the bad race girl : Jennifer Beals, the race card and the punishment of mixed-race Blackness -- The sad race girl : passing and the new millennium Mulatta in Danzy Senna's Caucasia -- Transitioning to the exceptional multiracial : escaping tragedy through Black -- Transcendence in Mixing Nia -- Recursive racial transformation : selling the exceptional multiracial on America's Next Top Model -- Racist jokes and the exceptional multiracial, or why transcending Blackness is a terrible proposition.
Subjects: Multiracial people; African American women; Racism in mass media.; Minorities in mass media.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pitch blackness / by Thomas, Hank Willis,1976-(CARDINAL)336942; De Guzman, René,1964-Nothing better.; Kelley, Robin D. G.Burning symbols.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 116-117)."As a contemporary photographer protesting the existing order, Hank Willis Thomas has emerged as the voice of his generation. Using razor sharp insight and complex considerations, his work reinscribes the deep structure and the continued importance of identity politics.--[book cover].
Subjects: Portraits.; Illustrated works.; Thomas, Hank Willis, 1976-; Photography, Artistic.; African Americans; African Americans in mass media; African Americans in advertising; African American men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Homebodies : a novel / by Denton-Hurst, Tembe,author.(CARDINAL)869077;
Mickey Hayward dreams of writing stories that matter. She has a flashy media job that makes her feel successful and a devoted girlfriend who takes care of her when she comes home exhausted and demoralized. It's not all A-list parties and steamy romance, but Mickey's on her way, and it's far from the messy life she left behind in Maryland. Despite being overlooked and mistreated at work, it seems like she might finally get the chance to prove herself--until she finds out she's being replaced. Distraught and enraged, Mickey fires back with a detailed letter outlining the racism and sexism she's endured as a Black woman in media, certain it will change the world for the better. But when her letter is met with overwhelming silence, Mickey is sent into a tailspin of self-doubt. Forced to reckon with just how fragile her life is--including the uncertainty of her relationship--she flees to the last place she ever dreamed she would run to, her hometown, desperate for a break from her troubles. Back home, Mickey is seduced by the simplicity of her old life--and the flirtation of a former flame--but her life in New York refuses to be forgotten. When a media scandal catapults Mickey's forgotten letter into the public zeitgeist, suddenly everyone wants to hear what Mickey has to say. It's what she's always wanted--isn't it?
Subjects: Novels.; Lesbian fiction.; Psychological fiction.; African American women; Lesbians; Homecoming; Racism in mass media; Sexism in mass media; Lesbians.; Lesbian fiction.;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 19
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Laughing to keep from dying : African American satire in the twenty-first century / by Morgan, Danielle Fuentes,1983-author.(CARDINAL)846510;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The satirical mode and African American identity -- "The storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake" : slavery and the satiric impulse -- "Race is just a made-up thing" : abject Blackness and racial anxiety -- "When keeping it real goes wrong" : vulnerability and satiric misfires -- "How long has this been goin' on, this thang?" Centering race in the twenty-first century."By subverting comedy's rules and expectations, African American satire promotes social justice by connecting laughter with ethical beliefs in a revolutionary way. Danielle Fuentes Morgan ventures from Suzan-Lori Parks to Leslie Jones and Dave Chappelle to Get Out and Atlanta to examine the satirical treatment of race and racialization across today's African American culture. Morgan analyzes how African American artists highlight the ways that society racializes people and bolsters the powerful myth thatwe live in a "post-racial" nation. The latter in particular inspires artists to take aim at the idea racism no longer exists or the laughable notion of Americans "not seeing" racism or race. Their critique changes our understanding of the boundaries between staged performance and lived experience and create ways to better articulate Black selfhood. Adventurous and perceptive, Laughing to Keep from Dying reveals how African American satirists unmask the illusions and anxieties surrounding race in the twenty-first century"--
Subjects: African Americans in mass media.; American literature; Satire, American; Literature and mental illness; African Americans; African Americans in popular culture.; African Americans and mass media.; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The assassination of the black male image / by Hutchinson, Earl Ofari.(CARDINAL)200704;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-148) and index.
Subjects: African Americans and mass media; African Americans in mass media; Racism; Gender roles.; Racism.; African American men; African American men; African American parents.; Man-woman relationships; Sex role;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Passionate and pious : religious media and black women's sexuality / by Moultrie, Monique Nicole,1978-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-181) and index.For all the single ladies: black women's stories of faith and sexuality -- Sexual purity as PR: tracing the impact of religious media -- Reading "our" Bynum as text: for a black woman by a black woman -- Beyond Bynum: analyzing contemporary faith-based sexuality ministries -- Why I gotta be gay? Approaches to womanist sexual hospitality -- The Lord still has work for me to do?: analyzing senior sexuality and faith-based sexuality ministries -- Horny and holy: saved women seeking sexual pleasure -- Living sexually before God: a contemporary womanist sexual ethics.In Passionate and Pious Monique Moultrie explores the impact of faith-based sexual ministries on black women's sexual agency to trace how these women navigate sexuality, religious authority, and their spiritual walk with God. Providing churchwomen a space to candidly discuss these issues, these popular ministries exist largely beyond the traditional church, with dialogues about sex taking place in chat rooms and through text messages, social media, email, and other media. Moultrie foregrounds televangelist Juanita Bynum's construction of the black Christian sexual identity these ministries promote while emphasizing how churchwomen reconcile these prescriptive identities with their individual experiences. What does it mean for senior women to exercise sexual agency when their church standing could be questioned? What does celibacy mean for women who experience same-sex desire while believing that such desire goes against God's will? Advancing a womanist sexual ethics, Moultrie reframes biblical interpretations and conceptions of what constitutes a healthy relationship to provide a basis for sexual decision making that does not privilege monogamy or deny female pleasure, thereby calling on black churchwomen to experience responsible and life-enhancing sex.
Subjects: Sex; African American women; African American women clergy; Mass media in religion.; Sexual ethics for women.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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