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.
Littérature et culture noires Séries
Cette série explore le monde riche et multiforme de la littérature et de la culture noires. Elle examine des œuvres, des auteurs et des mouvements essentiels qui ont façonné l'expression littéraire afro-américaine. Chaque volume offre des perspectives profondes sur les contextes historiques, sociaux et artistiques qui influencent ces contributions vitales aux lettres mondiales. C'est une lecture essentielle pour quiconque s'intéresse à la profondeur et à l'impact de la tradition littéraire noire.



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Black British Cultural Studies
- 348pages
- 13 heures de lecture
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
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
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