Author: | Eric Lott | ISBN: | 9780674981485 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 25, 2017 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Eric Lott |
ISBN: | 9780674981485 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | September 25, 2017 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
Blackness is a prized commodity in American pop culture. Marketed to white consumers, it invites whites to view themselves in a mirror of racial difference, while remaining “wholly” white. From sports to literature, film, and music to investigative journalism, Eric Lott reveals the hidden dynamics of this self-and-other racial mirroring.
Blackness is a prized commodity in American pop culture. Marketed to white consumers, it invites whites to view themselves in a mirror of racial difference, while remaining “wholly” white. From sports to literature, film, and music to investigative journalism, Eric Lott reveals the hidden dynamics of this self-and-other racial mirroring.