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Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture

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Availability:In StockContributor:Joshua K. WrightTheme:Ethnic Orientation/African AmericanAudience:Young AdultPublish date:5/21/2018Pages:240
Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476673677ISBN-10:1476673675UPC:9781476673677Book Category:Social Science, Performing Arts, MusicBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Television, Genres & StylesBook Topic:African American & Black Studies, Genres, Rap & Hip HopSize:8.70 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.272Product ID:SC4R9SKC0E

FOX's musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing 15 million viewers a week. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty, the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance--yet has stirred controversy in the black community. Is Empire shifting paradigms or promoting pernicious stereotypes?

Examining the evolution and potency of black images in popular culture, the author explores Empire's place in a diverse body of literature and media, data and discussions on respectability.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476673677ISBN-10:1476673675UPC:9781476673677Book Category:Social Science, Performing Arts, MusicBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Television, Genres & StylesBook Topic:African American & Black Studies, Genres, Rap & Hip HopSize:8.70 x 6.00 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.272Product ID:SC4R9SKC0E
Joshua K. Wright, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history in the Global Studies Department at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC. He is the host of Woke History, a new podcast series streaming on the National Public Radio (NPR) One app.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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