Lockstep and Dance: Images of Black Men in Popular Culture

(Part of the Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies Series)

by Linda G. Tucker

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Lockstep and Dance: Images of Black Men in Popular Culture examines popular culture's reliance on long-standing stereotypes of black men as animalistic, hypersexual, dangerous criminals, whose bodies, dress, actions, attitudes, and language both repel and attract white audiences. Author Linda G. Tucker studies this trope in the images of well-known African American men in four cultural venues: contemporary literature, black-focused films, sports...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1604738596

ISBN13:9781604738599

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher:University Press of Mississippi

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.67 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

African-American & Black African-American Studies Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Ethnic & National Humor & Entertainment Performing Arts

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