University Press of America
Pages: 178
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Trim: 6 x 9¼
978-0-7618-5512-5 • Paperback • October 2011 • $43.99 • (£35.00)
Zoe Spencer is an associate professor of sociology at Virginia State University. Her research interests range from the sociopolitical influence on global capitalism to African American studies. She has dedicated her life to not only academia but also social and political activism and raising the consciousness of students and community members through her presentations, research, and publications.
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Foreword
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 Understanding Hegemony
Chapter 6 The Media as a Hegemonic Tool
Chapter 7 The History of African Americans in Mainstream Film: A Sociopolitical and Historical Analysis
Chapter 8 Three Dollars and Six Dimes 360º
Chapter 9 Critiquing the Game: Rappin' Murda', Misogyny, and Mayhem
Chapter 10 Internalizing the Lie: The Psycho-Social Ramifications of "Keeping it Real"
Chapter 11 What does Hip-Hop have to do with Amadou Diallo and Sean Bell?
Chapter 12 The Roots: Buried Underground and Neo-Soul
Chapter 13 Black Consciousness, Black Power
Chapter 14 Conclusion
Chapter 15 Bibliography
From the Foreword:This is a timely work because it speaks directly to the state of the African-American community and goes to the heart of the popular cultural form that is most responsible for the decline in respect, dignity, linguistic propriety, and morality…. Spencer comes to this subject with the sharp scalpel of a keen observer and a participant in the searches and discoveries of a generation in the throes of forgetfulness….The question one asks after reading this insightful book by Zoe Spencer is, 'Do we have the will to do what we will?' I have to answer that question in the affirmative because now more than ever I know that there are many readers who share the ideas expressed in this important book. [This book] will become a standard in its field.
— Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, author of The History of Africa