From Jim Crow to Jay-Z Book
Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity (African A
From Jim Crow to Jay-Z: Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity (African Amer Music in Global Perspective)
Author: Miles WhitePublisher: University of Illinois PressCategory: Theory Of Music & Musicology, Theory Of Music & Musicology, Rap & Hip-Hop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Popular Culture, Gender Studies: Men, Black & Asian StudiesBook Format: PaperbackThis multilayered study of the representation of black masculinity in musical and cultural performance takes aim at the reduction of African American male culture to stereotypes of deviance, misogyny, and excess. Broadening the significance of hip-hop culture by linking it to other expressive forms within popular culture, Miles White examines how these representations have both encouraged the demonization of young black males in the United States and abroad and contributed to the construction of their identities. From Jim Crow to Jay-Z traces black male representations to chattel slavery and American minstrelsy as early examples of fetishization and commodification of black male subjectivity. Continuing with diverse discussions including black action films, heavyweight prizefighting, Elvis Presley's performance of blackness, and white rappers such as Vanilla Ice and Eminem, White establishes a sophisticated framework for interpreting and critiquing black masculinity in hip-hop music and culture. Arguing that black music has undeniably shaped American popular culture and that hip-hop tropes have exerted a defining influence on young male aspirations and behavior, White draws a critical link between the body, musical sound, and the construction of identity.
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgements; Introduction ONE: Shadow and Act: Minstrelsy and the Absent Black Presence; TWO: The Fire This Time: Black Masculinity in Contemporary Performance; THREE: Affective Gestures: Hip-Hop Aesthetics and the Body in Performance; FOUR: Real Niggas: Black Men, Hard Men and the Rise of Gangsta Culture; FIVE: Race Rebels: Whiteness and the New Masculine Desire Epilogue; References; Notes; AppendixAbout Miles White
Formerly a professional musician and entertainment journalist, Miles White teaches at City University of Seattle in Bratislava, Slovakia.(BK-9780252078323)
SKU | BK-9780252078323 |
Barcode # | 9780252078323 |
Brand | University of Illinois Press |
Artist / Author | Miles White |
Shipping Weight | 0.3000kg |
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Assembled Height | 1.500m |
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Type | Paperback |
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