Contemporary Black History: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture

Brown, T.; Kopano, B.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-12-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230108912

DOI: 10.1057/9781137071392

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 284