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Zusatztext “Soul Thieves is a collection of essays thatcritically weighs the consequences of appropriating black culture. … The volumehas broad appeal and informs academics how black material culture is conversantwith many of the same discourses as conventional historical narratives. … SoulThieves is a welcomed addition to interdisciplinary fields, African Americanstudies in particular.” (Kameelah L. Martin, Journal of American Culture, Vol.102 (3), December, 2015) "This ground breaking interdisciplinary publication is long overdue and offers deep insight into the efficacy of African American popular culture and it's critical impact on shaping artistic cultural production on a global scale. The contributors, leading scholars in their respective research areas, set the record straight through their thought provoking and accessible historicalresearch." - Melanye White Dixon, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, USA Informationen zum Autor Dr. Kimberly Brown, Alabama State University, USAKawachi Clemons, Florida A & M University, USARonald L. Jackson, II, University of Cincinnati, USADr. Carlos D. Morrison, Alabama State University, USADr. Abena Lewis-Mhoon, Coppin State University, USAJamal L. Ratchford, University of Indianapolis, USADiarra Osei Robertson, Bowie State University, USAJames B. Stewart, Penn State, USADavid Taft Terry, Morgan State University, USA Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Tamara Brown PART I: ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION 1. 'So You Think You Can Dance'; Tamara Brown 2. 'Foraging Fashion'; Abena Lewis-Mhoon 3. 'In the Eye of the Beholder: Definitions of Beauty in Popular Black Magazines'; Kimberly Brown PART II: BLACK POWER STUDIES 4. 'Neutering the Black Power Movement: The Hijacking of Protest Symbolism'; James B. Stewart 5. 'Silent Protest: The Appropriation of Black Athletic Power'; Jamal Ratchford 6. Black Comic Book Characters; David T. Terry PART III: MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY 7. Soul Thieves: White America and the Appropriation of Hip Hop and Black Culture; Baruti Kopano 8. I'm Hip: An Exploration of Rap Music's Creative Guise; Kawachi Clemmons 9. 'Cash Rules Everything Around Me! Appropriation, Commodification and the Politics of Hip Hop and Contemporary Protest Music'; Diarra Osei Robinson 10. 'The Appropriation of Blackness in Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show'; Carlos D. Morrison and Ronald L. Jackson, Jr....
List of contents
Preface; Tamara Brown PART I: ENTERTAINMENT AND FASHION 1. 'So You Think You Can Dance'; Tamara Brown 2. 'Foraging Fashion'; Abena Lewis-Mhoon 3. 'In the Eye of the Beholder: Definitions of Beauty in Popular Black Magazines'; Kimberly Brown PART II: BLACK POWER STUDIES 4. 'Neutering the Black Power Movement: The Hijacking of Protest Symbolism'; James B. Stewart 5. 'Silent Protest: The Appropriation of Black Athletic Power'; Jamal Ratchford 6. Black Comic Book Characters; David T. Terry PART III: MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY 7. Soul Thieves: White America and the Appropriation of Hip Hop and Black Culture; Baruti Kopano 8. I'm Hip: An Exploration of Rap Music's Creative Guise; Kawachi Clemmons 9. 'Cash Rules Everything Around Me! Appropriation, Commodification and the Politics of Hip Hop and Contemporary Protest Music'; Diarra Osei Robinson 10. 'The Appropriation of Blackness in Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show'; Carlos D. Morrison and Ronald L. Jackson, Jr.
About the author
Dr. Kimberly Brown, Alabama State University, USA
Kawachi Clemons, Florida A & M University, USA
Ronald L. Jackson, II, University of Cincinnati, USA
Dr. Carlos D. Morrison, Alabama State University, USA
Dr. Abena Lewis-Mhoon, Coppin State University, USA
Jamal L. Ratchford, University of Indianapolis, USA
Diarra Osei Robertson, Bowie State University, USA
James B. Stewart, Penn State, USA
David Taft Terry, Morgan State University, USA
Report
"Soul Thieves is a collection of essays that critically weighs the consequences of appropriating black culture. ... The volume has broad appeal and informs academics how black material culture is conversant with many of the same discourses as conventional historical narratives. ... Soul Thieves is a welcomed addition to interdisciplinary fields, African American studies in particular." (Kameelah L. Martin, Journal of American Culture, Vol. 102 (3), December, 2015)
"This ground breaking interdisciplinary publication is long overdue and offers deep insight into the efficacy of African American popular culture and it's critical impact on shaping artistic cultural production on a global scale. The contributors, leading scholars in their respective research areas, set the record straight through their thought provoking and accessible historicalresearch." - Melanye White Dixon, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University, USA
