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