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The N-Word in Music
The minstrelsy play, song, and dance "Jump, Jim Crow" did more than enable blackface performers to spread racist stereotypes about Black Americans. This widespread antebellum-era cultural phenomenon was instrumental in normalizing the N-word across several aspects of American life. Material culture, sporting culture, consumer products, house-pets, carnival games and even geographic landmarks obtained the racial slur as a formal and informal appellation. Music, it is argued, was the catalyst for normalizing and disseminating those two ugly syllables throughout society, well beyond the environs of plantation and urban slavery. This weighty and engaging look at the English language's most explo...
Once Upon a Time in a Different World
This book offers a history and analysis of African American children's literature from its beginnings to the present. Chapters explore issues surrounding race and representation, from the race and gender politics of African American hair to the absence of the "N-word" in children's books.
Sapphire’s Literary Breakthrough
The first collection focused on the writing of provocative author and performance artist Sapphire, including her groundbreaking novel PUSH that has since become the Academy-award-winning film Precious.
Ntozake Shange
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
HairStories
"The cultural significance of black hair is reflected in all aspects of contemporary American culture, from popular music and hip-hop fashion to Hollywood films and professional sports ... HairStories explores the history, style and meaning of black hair as seen through the eyes of three generations of major African American artists. Inspired by the Urban Bush Womens̕ performance HairStories ... the exhibition showcases more than 60 works by 27 artists and spans nearly a century of visual art, pop culture, music and literature. HairStories considers hair as a reflection of history, identity and race relations in America, from the days of segregation to today. The exhibition is organized around four themes: the syndrome of "good hair" vs. "bad hair," the importance of the barbershop and beauty salon as a center of the African American community, the social and political symbolism of hairstyles and hair as an expression of individuality"--Http://www.smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=60.
Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads
The essays in Racialized Politics of Desire in Personal Ads explore complex intersections among the social categories of race, gender and sexuality within personal ads, revealing a dynamic tapestry of power relations and hierarchies. The ephemeral nature of personal ads, their anonymity, the space limitations, and the linguistic encoding characteristic of the genre make it an interesting and important opportunity to witness the performative nature of identity politics.
Shuffleboard
This book is a collection of short stories with shuffleboard as a common theme. There are parodies, mysteries, memoirs, and assorted tales in this collection. Some of the events are true, and some of them are not so true. Randy Farb has woven a tapestry of summer vacations long past and present that will prompt the reader's memories of those cherished childhood family vacations.
Understanding Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God highlights the vitality of African American culture. This casebook demonstrates how African Americans fashioned themselves individually and collectively to combat racism, classism, and sexism. With provocative documents that contextualize the complex issues of the novel, Lester provides an excellent resource for students and teachers first approaching the excitement and cultural flavor that define Hurston's novels. The casebook is an encyclopedia of African American folk culture that simultaneously presents historical, political, and social commentary on the relationships between men and women and between blacks and whites in America. Documents include interviews with people living in the South at the time of the novel's publication, poetry, rap, folktales, and sermons. Also included are original materials on ebonics, minstrel songs, the blues tradition, the novel in theatrical and dance performance, and materials on Hurston's hometown of Eatonville, Florida.
The Behavioral Code
An American Psychology-Law Society’s Lawrence S. Wrightsman Book Award Winner A 2022 PROSE Award finalist in Legal Studies and Criminology A 2022 American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award Finalist A Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Book of 2021 Freakonomics for the law—how applying behavioral science to the law can fundamentally change and explain misbehavior Why do most Americans wear seatbelts but continue to speed even though speeding fines are higher? Why could park rangers reduce theft by removing “no stealing” signs? Why was a man who stole 3 golf clubs sentenced to 25 years in prison? Some laws radically change behavior whereas others are consistently ignored and routinely b...
