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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
©2008.
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| Series: | Transgressing boundaries.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (424 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199851812 0199851816 0199884420 9780199884421 0199733600 9780199733606 9786611341909 6611341900 0199720835 9780199720835 1281341908 9781281341907 |