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Mark Anthony Neal

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies
African & African American Studies
Box 90252, Durham, NC 27708-0252
Science Building, 243F, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


(Boogey) Man in the Mirror

Book section · June 13, 2023 The first-ever monograph on American artist Hugh Hayden, whose sculptures are known for their engagement with notions of class, race, and cultural assimilation, as well as the construction of nature. ... Cite

“Just Look Over Your Shoulder”: The Music of Afrofuturism

Book section · March 21, 2023 Afrofuturism comes at a time of increasing visibility for the concept, both in scholarship and in pop culture, and is a compelling ode to the revolutionary power of Black imagination. ... Cite

The Beautiful Ones Were Born Sometime Ago

Book section · May 15, 2022 This book explores the ways in which Black masculinities are created, negotiated, and contested in public spaces, calling on theory and praxis for social change. ... Cite

Now I Ain't Saying He's a 'Crate Digger': Kanye West and the Soul Archive

Book section · March 6, 2014 Through rap and hip hop, entertainers have provided a voice questioning and challenging the sanctioned view of society. ... Cite

Thinking While Black

Book section · January 1, 2012 Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there was a long established tradition of the so-called “Race Man” - African American men who presumed the role of spokesperson for black communities. Though many of these figures were university-trained - ... Full text Cite

What Would Shirley Chisholm Say

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Digging in the Crates

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Hip Hop Culture

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The Chitlin Circuit

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Memory Lane: On Jazz, Hip-Hop and Fathers

Book section · December 2009 Cite

Music: Bodies in Pain

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Sly Stone and the Sanctified Church

Book section · August 2008 Cite

Soul for Sale: the Marketing of Black Musical Expression

Book section · 2005 Given than hip hop music alone has generated more than a billion dollars in sales, the absence of a major black record company is disturbing. Even Motown is now a subsidiary of the Universal Music Group. ... Cite

The Tortured Soul of Marvin Gaye and R. Kelly

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Aretha Franklin

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Ray Charles

Book section · 2004 Cite

The Birth of New Blackness: The Family Stand’s Moon in Scorpio

Book section · January 2004 Featured Publication Cite