Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture (Brown T.)(Paperback)

Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture (Brown T.)(Paperback)

Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to

The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture (Quashie Kevin)(Paperback)

African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In The Sovereignty of Quiet, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characterizes a person's desires, ambitions, hungers, vulnerabilities, and fears. Quiet is a metaphor for

Gender and Popular Culture (Milestone Katie)(Paperback)

This fully updated second edition of Gender and Popular Culture examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of cultural forms - including popular music, social media, television and magazines - to illustrate how

Never Settle: Sports, Family, and the American Soul (Smith Marty)(Paperback)

The amazing and blessed life of popular ESPN reporter and correspondent for College GameDay, Marty Smith, whose mission in this thoughtful and funny memoir is to return fans to the true soul of sports in this country. You know Marty right? The guy during College GameDay hanging off the back of a

The Tragic Vision of African American Religion (Johnson M.)(Paperback)

Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision, ' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the

Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture (Roberts Robin)(Paperback)

The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has remained in the

The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers (Robbins Hollis)(Paperback)

A landmark collection documenting the social, political, and artistic lives of African American women throughout the tumultuous nineteenth century The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind: an extraordinary range of voices

Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul (Gannon Sharon)(Paperback)

The long-awaited, complete guide to the popular, vigorous American method of yoga that is deeply rooted in ancient wisdom and scriptures'In this day and age of health and fitness trends, it is assuring to know that Sharon and David encourage their students to draw inspiration from the classical

Digging, 13: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music (Baraka Amiri)(Paperback)

For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture. In this brilliant assemblage of his writings on music, the first such collection in nearly twenty years, Baraka blends autobiography, history, musical analysis, and

An African American and Latinx History of the United States (Ortiz Paul)(Paperback)

Goddesses and Monsters: Women, Myth, Power, and Popular Culture (Caputi Jane)(Paperback)

The essays in Goddesses and Monsters recognize popular culture as a primary repository of ancient mythic energies, images, narratives, personalities, icons, and archetypes. Together, they take on the patriarchal myth, where serial killers are heroes, where goddesses--in the form of great white

Make Good the Promises: Reclaiming Reconstruction and Its Legacies (Conwill Kinshasha Holman)(Pevná vazba)

The companion volume to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit, opening in September 2021With a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Eric Foner and a preface by veteran museum director and historian Spencer CrewAn incisive and

A Student's Guide to Culture (Stonestreet John)(Paperback)

The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful message to readers ages 15-25 who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and

North American T-6 Texan (Redn Pere)(Paperback)

At the beginning of the 1930s, North American Aviation designed one of the most popular aircraft of all time, the T-6 Texan. Over 24,404 planes in 260 versions and variants were produced. This WWII vintage, propeller-driven aircraft is covered in its various forms and uses, including combat and

Advertising and Popular Culture (Fowles Jib)(Paperback)

Advertising has permeated our popular culture as much as any other aspect of the media. This comprehensive text provides a balanced analysis of advertising - as a business practice and as a creator of symbolic environments. The critique reflects current theories on advertising by illustrating how

Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore bell hooks' electrifying feminist explorations. Targeting cultural icons as diverse as Madonna and Spike Lee, Outlaw Culture presents a collection of essays that pulls no punches. As hooks

African Myths (Jackson J. K.)(Paperback)

Sub-Saharan Africa is a land of colourful contrasts and diverse cultures. Despite the destructive influences of colonialism and the slave trade and the lack of early written records, Africa has persevered with its powerful tradition of storytelling, with tales of its history passed down in songs

The Business: Talking with Thieves, Gangsters and Dealers (Hobbs Dick)(Paperback)

Professor Dick Hobbs is a leading commentator on the culture of crime and criminality. East End born and bred, he is a fascinating dichotomy of the criminal and the intellectual world, allowing him a unique insight into a subject that holds fascination for so many. When he was growing up, the East

Reuse, Misuse, Abuse: The Ethics of Audiovisual Appropriation in the Digital Era (Baron Jaimie)(Paperback)

In contemporary culture, existing audiovisual recordings are constantly reused and repurposed for various ends, raising questions regarding the ethics of such appropriations, particularly when the recording depicts actual people and events. Every reuse of a preexisting recording is, on some level,

Songbooks: The Literature of American Popular Music (Weisbard Eric)(Paperback)

In Songbooks, critic and scholar Eric Weisbard offers a critical guide to books on American popular music from William Billings's 1770 New-England Psalm-Singer to Jay-Z's 2010 memoir Decoded. Drawing on his background editing the Village Voice music section, coediting the Journal of Popular Music

The Comedy Studies Reader (Marx Nick)(Paperback)

Winner, MPCA/ACA Book Award, Midwest Popular Culture Association / Midwest American Culture Association, 2020From classical Hollywood film comedies to sitcoms, recent political satire, and the developing world of online comedy culture, comedy has been a mainstay of the American media landscape for

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine (Terry Bryant)(Paperback)

James Beard Award-winning chef Bryant Terry's first cookbook, a vegan homage to Southern, African American, and Afro-Caribbean food One of the foremost voices in food activism and justice, Bryant Terry brings soul food back to its roots with plant-based, farm-to-table, real food recipes that leave

Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change (Jenkins Henry)(Paperback)

How popular culture is engaged by activists to effect emancipatory political change One cannot change the world unless one can imagine what a better world might look like. Civic imagination is the capacity to conceptualize alternatives to current cultural, social, political, or economic conditions;

Veil and Vow: Marriage Matters in Contemporary African American Culture (Henderson Aneeka Ayanna)(Paperback)

In Veil and Vow, Aneeka Ayanna Henderson places familiar, often politicized questions about the crisis of African American marriage in conversation with a rich cultural archive that includes fiction by Terry McMillan and Sister Souljah, music by Anita Baker, and films such as The Best Man. Seeking