Empire and Black Images in Popular Culture

FOX's musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing 15 million viewers a week. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty, the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance--yet has stirred controversy in the black community. Is Empire shifting paradigms or promoting pernicious stereotypes?
Examining the evolution and potency of black images in popular culture, the author explores Empire's place in a diverse body of literature and media, data and discussions on respectability.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: The Empire State of Mind-The Birth of a Cultural Phenomenon

1.¿The Lyon Family Hustle: A New Look at the Black Family on TV

2.¿Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom: Lucious Lyon and the Black Outlaw's American Dream

3.¿The Name's Cookie, Ask About Me: The Fierce and Flawed Feminism of Cookie Lyon

4.¿My Three Sons: Reflections on Black Masculinity in Empire

5.¿Lee Daniels Doesn't Care About Black People! Representation vs. Exploitation

6.¿The Empire Effect: The Revolution Will Be Televised!

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Joshua K. Wright, Ph.D., is an associate professor of history in the Global Studies Department at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC. He is the host of Woke History, a new podcast series streaming on the National Public Radio (NPR) One app.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua K. Wright
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2018
• EAN: 9781476673677
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7367-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Rap and Hip Hop, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Popular Music, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity