Beschreibung
is an interdisciplinary series which examines the intellectual traditions of and cultural contributions made by people of African descent throughout the world. Whether it is in literature, art, music, science, or academics, these contributions are vast and far-reaching. Tthis series offers a unique opportunity to study the social,economic, and political forces that have shaped the historic experience of Black America.
Autorenportrait
Martin Japtok, Associate Professor of English and Multicultural Studies at Palomar College, is the author of
and the editor of
Jerry Rafiki Jenkins is Associate Professor of English and Multicultural Studies at Palomar College. He has published essays on African American speculative fiction and is completing a book-length study on African American vampire novels.
Leseprobe
Leseprobe
Inhalt
Contents: Martin Japtok/Rafiki Jenkins: What Does It Mean to Be «Really» Black? A Selective History of Authentic Blackness – Dara N. Byrne/Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The «Defining» Problem of Black Authenticity in Canada: Real Slang and the Grammar of Cultural Hybridity – David M. Jones: Privileging the Popular at What Price? A Discussion of Joan Morgan, Hip Hop, Feminism, and Radical Politics – Antonio T. Tiongson Jr.: Claiming Hip Hop: Authenticity Debates, Filipino DJs, and Contemporary U.S. Racial Formations – Wendy Alexia Rountree: «Faking the Funk»: A Journey Towards Authentic Blackness – Gregory Stephens: Brown Boy Blues…inna Jamaica – Joy Viveros: Black Authenticity,
, and the Case of Dave Chappelle – Jonathan Shandell: How Black Do You Want It? Countee Cullen and the Contest for Racial Authenticity on Page and Stage – Monika Gehlawat: Peculiar Irresolution: James Baldwin and Flânerie – Benjamin D. Carson: «Many forces at work»: Clarence Major’s Early Fiction and the Critique of Racial Economy – Ian Reilly: «Isn’t the whole point of writing to escape what people not me think of me»: The Failure of Language and the Search for Authenticity in
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