Empire and black images in popular culture /
FOX's musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing fifteen million viewers weekly. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty, the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance, y...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2018]
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| Summary: | FOX's musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing fifteen million viewers weekly. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty, the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance, yet has stirred controversy in the black community. |
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| Physical Description: | 232 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781476673677 1476673675 |