Cultural moves : African Americans and the politics of representation /
"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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2005]
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| Series: | American crossroads ;
15. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 249 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417573732 (electronic bk.) |