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African Americans and Popular Culture [Three Volumes]
Todd Boyd
Praeger Perspectives
Volume 1
Theater, Film, and Television
Volume 2
Sports
Volume 3
Music and Popular Art
Book Code: C8922
ISBN: 0-275-98922-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98922-4
836 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $300.00 (UK Sterling Price: £170.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Description: African American influence on popular culture is among the most sweeping and lasting this country has seen. Despite a history of institutionalized racism, black artists, entertainers, and entrepreneurs have had enormous impact on American popular culture. Pioneers such as Oscar Michaeux, Paul Robeson, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Langston Hughes, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Bessie Smith paved the way for Jackie Robinson, Nina Simone, James Baldwin, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, Sidney Poitier, and Bill Cosby, who in turn opened the door for Spike Lee, Dave Chappelle, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan. Though there are still many more miles to travel and much to overcome, this three-volume set considers the multifaceted influence of African Americans on popular culture, shedding new light on the ways in which African American culture has come to be a fundamental and lasting part of America itself. By presenting essays that are both overviews and arguments, this set will equip readers with compelling background information on central issues, along with provocative, thorough reflections on the implications of those issues in our world. To articulate the momentous impact African American popular culture has had upon the fabric of American society, these three volumes provide analyses from academics and experts across the country. They provide the most reliable, accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive treatment of key topics, works, and themes in African American popular culture for a new generation of readers. The scope of the project is vast, including: popular historical movements like the Harlem Renaissance; the legacy of African American comedy; African Americans and the Olympics; African Americans and rock 'n roll; more contemporary articulations such as hip hop culture and black urban cinema; and much more. One goal of the project is to recuperate histories that have been perhaps forgotten or obscured to mainstream audiences and to demonstrate how African Americans are not only integral to American culture, but how they have always been purveyors of popular culture.
Table of Contents:
  • Volume 1: Theater, Film, and Television
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Politics of Representation in African American Theater and Drama
  • Brandi Wilkins Catanese
  • 2. Silent Cinema
  • Daniel Bernardi
  • 3. Early African American Pioneers in Independent Cinema: From Humor as Camouflage to Provocation as Revelation
  • Charlene Regester
  • 4. Women in Film
  • Ingrid Banks
  • 5. Urban Cinema
  • Paula Massood
  • 6. Contemporary Independent Filmmakers
  • Terri Francis
  • 7. Television and Civil Rights
  • Aniko Bodroghkozy
  • 8. Racism and Television
  • Victoria Johnson
  • 9. Stereotypes/ Leading Roles in African American Television
  • Angela Nelson
  • 10. Sitcoms
  • Bambi Haggins
  • 11. Mainstream African American Cinema
  • Wendy Sung
  • 12. Oprah's Influence on Pop Culture
  • Gladys L. Knight
  • About the Editor and Contributors
  • Volume 2: Sports
  • Introduction
  • 1. Black Female Athletes
  • Angie-Marie Hancock
  • 2. Pavement, Prejudice, and Perseverance: The Integration of African Americans in College Basketball
  • Brandon Martin
  • 3. A Dream Deferred: African Americans in Baseball
  • Robert Nowatzki
  • 4. Golf
  • Marvin P. Dawkins and A. C. Tellison Jr.
  • 5. African Americans and Sports Television: Symbols and Signs; Dollars, Decay, and Dysfunctionality
  • David Leonard
  • 6. NBA
  • Sanford Richmond
  • 7. NFL Quarterbacks
  • Brandon E. Martin
  • 8. NFL
  • Keith Harrison
  • 9. Olympics and Civil Rights
  • Dave Zirin
  • 10. Tennis
  • Cecil Harris
  • 11. Boxing
  • Brandon E. Martin & Dennis A. Kramer II
  • About the Editor and Contributors
  • Volume 3: Music and Popular Art
  • Introduction
  • 1. Black Radio Stations and the Community
  • Carmen Manning-Miller
  • 2. Church/Gospel Music
  • Milmon Harrison
  • 3. Rock n Roll
  • Maureen E. Mahon
  • 4. Hip Hop Moguls
  • Christopher Holmes Smith
  • 5. The Roots and Aesthetic Foundation of Hip Hop Culture
  • Cheryl Keyes
  • 6. The Blues
  • Don Cusic
  • 7. Jazz
  • Ron McCurdy
  • 8. Comic Books and Superheroes
  • Keith Booker and Terrence Tucker
  • 9. Stand-Up Comedy
  • Leon Rappoport
  • About the Editor and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2008024474
LCC Class: E185
Dewey Class: 973
PDF Catalogs:
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
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