Soul Thieves The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture |
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| Author:
| Brown, T.
Kopano, B. |
| Series title: | Contemporary Black History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-07139-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to maintain white ruling class hegemony.
Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to maintain white ruling class hegemony.