| Scripting the Black Masculine Body: Identity, Discourse, and Racial Politics in Popular Media Contributor(s): Jackson II, Ronald L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791466264 ISBN-13: 9780791466261 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Men's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.388 |
| LCCN: 2005002385 |
| Series: Suny Series, the Negotiation of Identity |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.1" W x 8.94" (0.58 lbs) 189 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2007 Everett Lee Hunt Award presented by the Eastern Communication Association Scripting the Black Masculine Body traces the origins of Black body politics in the United States and its contemporary manifestations in popular cultural productions. From early blackface cinema through contemporary portrayals of the Black body in hip-hop music and film, Ronald L. Jackson II examines how African American identities have been socially constructed, constituted, and publicly understood, and argues that popular music artists and film producers often are complicit with Black body stereotypes. Jackson offers a communicative perspective on body politics through a blend of social scientific and humanities approaches and offers possibilities for the liberation of the Black body from its current ineffectual and paralyzing representations. |