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In Search of the Black Fantastic

Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era

In Search of the Black Fantastic( )
Author: Iton, Richard
Series title:Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities Ser.
ISBN:978-0-19-973360-6
Publication Date:Sep 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $40.99
Book Description:

In Search of the Black Fantastic is the most authoritative work available on black culture in the post-Civil Rights era. Prior to the 1960s, when African Americans had little access to formal political power, popular culture functioned as a highly visible and important means of political expression. From Billie Holiday to Ralph Ellison, African American art was often explicitly political. Unexpectedly, though, despite the Civil Rights revolution of the 1960s that opened up the world of...
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Book Details
Pages:434
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
Social Science / Popular Culture
Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.045 x 9.126 x 1.1 Inches
Book Weight:1.363 Pounds



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