In this explosive book, Houston Baker takes stock of the current state of Black Studies in the university and outlines its responsibilities to the newest form of black urban expression—rap. A frank, polemical essay, Black Studies, Rap, and the Academy is an uninhibited defense of Black Studies and an extended commentary on the importance of rap. Written in the midst of the political correctness wars and in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots, Baker's meditation on the academy and black urban expression has generated much controversy and comment from both ends of the political spectrum.
Zwarte literatuur en cultuur Reeks
Deze serie duikt in de rijke en veelzijdige wereld van de zwarte literatuur en cultuur. Het onderzoekt belangrijke werken, auteurs en bewegingen die de Afro-Amerikaanse literaire expressie hebben gevormd. Elk deel biedt diepgaande inzichten in de historische, sociale en artistieke contexten die deze vitale bijdragen aan de wereldliteratuur hebben beïnvloed. Het is essentieel leesvoer voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in de diepte en impact van de zwarte literaire traditie.



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Black British Cultural Studies
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- 13 uur lezen
These studies should be of use as a resource for those interested in anthropology, sociology, media and literary criticism. The book centres on black British arts, especially film, but also covers such topics as race and representation, and colonial and post-colonial discourse.
There ain't no black in the Union Jack
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- 15 uur lezen
This text is a powerful indictment of contemporary academic practices, in which Gilroy highlighted the inadequacies of the British approach to race. It provided a powerful new direction for race relations theory in Britain