Black Masculinity and the U. S. South : From Uncle Tom to Gangsta.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780820336671
- African American men in literature
- African American men in motion pictures
- African American men in popular culture-Southern States
- Masculinity-Southern States
- Popular culture-Southern States
- Popular music-Southern States
- Regionalism-Southern States
- Sex role-Southern States
- Southern States-Intellectual life
- Southern States-Social conditions
- 305.38/896073075
- E185.86 .R537 2007
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Lessons from Thomas Dixon to The Klansman -- CHAPTER 2 Charles Fuller's Southern Specter -- CHAPTER 3 Ralph Ellison's Rural Geography -- CHAPTER 4 Spike Lee's Uncle Toms and Urban Revolutionaries -- CHAPTER 5 Gangstas and Playas in the Dirty South -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
This pathbreaking study of region, race, and gender reveals how we underestimate the South's influence on the formation of black masculinity at the national level. Starting with such well-known caricatures as the Uncle Tom and the black rapist, Richardson investigates a range of pathologies of black masculinity.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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