Are We Not Men?

Masculine Anxiety and the Problem of African-American Identity

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Harper's new book explores how various kinds of social difference are negotiated in a number of African-American cultural contexts. Some of his examples originate within the African-American community iteself, but the emphasis of his work is on the effect of the mass media in the larger culture. Harper's examination includes the treatment of anchorman Max Robinson's AIDS-related death; homophobia and chauvinism in the black music industry, television and literature.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-03-04
Mått:232 x 154 x 18 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195126549

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Phillip Brian Harper is Associate Professor of English at New York University. He is the author of Framing the Margins.

Recensioner i media

...a thoughtful and provocative meditation on the complex status of the African-American male in American society. This book is essential reading for those seeking to understand how race and gender can be bound together into an oppressive set of stereotypes. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.