Bibliograph

Thinking while Black, translating the politics and popular culture of a rebel generation, Daniel McNeil

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Thinking while Black, translating the politics and popular culture of a rebel generation, Daniel McNeil

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Thinking while Black

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dictionaries

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Daniel McNeil

Sub title

translating the politics and popular culture of a rebel generation

Summary

This uniquely interdisciplinary study of Black cultural critics Armond White and Paul Gilroy spans continents and decades of rebellion and revolution. Drawing on an eclectic mix of archival research, politics, film theory, and pop culture, Daniel McNeil examines two of the most celebrated and controversial Black thinkers working today. Thinking While Black takes us on a transatlantic journey through the radical movements that rocked against racism in 1970s Detroit and Birmingham, the rhythms of everyday life in 1980s London and New York, and the hype and hostility generated by Oscar-winning films like 12 Years a Slave. The lives and careers of White and Gilroy-along with creative contemporaries of the post-civil rights era such as Bob Marley, Toni Morrison, Stuart Hall, and Pauline Kael-should matter to anyone who craves deeper and fresher thinking about cultural industries, racism, nationalism, belonging, and identity

Target audience

adult

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