Obama Phenomenon

Toward a Multiracial Democracy

AvCharles P. Henry,Robert Allen

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Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Barack Obama''s campaign and electoral victory demonstrated the dynamic nature of American democracy. Beginning as a special issue of The Black Scholar, this probing collection illustrates the impact of "the Obama phenomenon" on the future of U.S. race relations through readings on Barack Obama''s campaign as well as the idealism and pragmatism of the Obama administration. Some of the foremost scholars of African American politics and culture from an array of disciplines--including political science, theology, economics, history, journalism, sociology, cultural studies, and law--offer critical analyses of topics as diverse as Obama and the media, Obama’s connection with the hip hop community, the public''s perception of first lady Michelle Obama, voter behavior, and the history of racial issues in presidential campaigns since the 1960s.

Contributors are Josephine A. V. Allen, Robert L. Allen, Herb Boyd, Donald R. Deskins Jr., Cheryl I. Harris, Charles P. Henry, Dwight N. Hopkins, John L. Jackson, Maulana Karenga, Robin D. G. Kelley, Martin Kilson, Clarence Lusane, Julianne Malveaux, Shaun Ossei-Owusu, Dianne M. Pinderhughes, Sherman C. Puckett, Scharn Robinson, Ula Y. Taylor, Alice Walker, Hanes Walton Jr., and Ronald Williams II.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-09-28
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:344
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9780252093487
Förlag:University of Illinois Press

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Mer om författaren

Charles P. Henry is the H. Michael and Jeanne Williams Chair of African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Long Overdue: The Politics of Racial Reparations.Robert L. Allen is an adjunct professor of African American studies and ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic History.Robert Chrisman is the editor-in-chief and publisher of The Black Scholar.

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"These eminent scholars of African American politics provide rich, multigenerational perspectives on the Obama election and the first year of his presidency. A significant and distinctive contribution to the emerging scholarship on Obama that will be useful in African American studies and political science courses."--Robert C. Smith, coauthor of American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom"Outstanding."--Choice

Innehållsförteckning

CoverTitle PageContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: The Election1. Toward a Multiracial Democracy: The Jackson and Obama Contributions2. Analysis of Black American Voters in Barack Obama's Victory3. Dead Certain: The Election of Barack Obama and Its Implications for Racial Politics4. What Trumped?: Race, Class, Gender, Generation, the Economy, and the 2008 Elections5. Race, the Presidency, and Obama's First Year6. Under Press-ure: Overcoming the Media and Its Mavens?7. Opportunity Costs: The Impact of the 2008 Campaign on the Legacy of William Jefferson ClintonPart II: Culture8. Lest We Forget: An open letter to my sisters who are brave9. The Ambivalent Embrace of Barack Obama: The Ethical Significance and Social Apprehension of Black10. Obama, Black Religion, and the Reverend Wright Controversy11. Race, Religion, and the Race for the White House12. The New Negro in African American Politics: Barack Obama and the Politics of Racial Representati13. Barack Obama's Anomalous Relationship with the Hip-Hop Community14. Too Black and Too Strong: First Lady Michelle ObamaPart III: Policy15. President Obama: Freedom Democrat or Neoliberal?16. Multicultural Hegemony: Globalization and the Obama Doctrine17. An Affirmative Act?: Barack Obama and the Past, Present, and Future of Race-Conscious RemediesEpilogue: The Legacy of the Obama Era: A New Electoral Majority?ContributorsIndex