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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Main Author: Iton, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Series:Transgressing boundaries.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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:1 online resource (424 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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