| Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy Contributor(s): Baker Jr, Houston A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226035212 ISBN-13: 9780226035215 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: Rap and Black Studies converge explosively in this new book by one of America's leading African American intellectuals. Houston A. Baker, Jr., offers a passionate argument for the responsibility of intellectuals to this newest form of urban expression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| Series: Black Literature & Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.31" W x 8.05" (0.39 lbs) 117 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this explosive book, Houston Baker takes stock of the current state of Black Studies in the university and outlines its responsibilities to the newest form of black urban expression--rap. A frank, polemical essay, Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy is an uninhibited defense of Black Studies and an extended commentary on the importance of rap. Written in the midst of the political correctness wars and in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots, Baker's meditation on the academy and black urban expression has generated much controversy and comment from both ends of the political spectrum. |
Contributor Bio(s): Baker Jr, Houston A.: - Houston A. Baker is Distinguished University Professor and a professor of English at Vanderbilt University. He has been awarded fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities and has been a resident fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and the National Humanities Center. He has served as president of the Modern Language Association and as editor of the journal American Literature. |