Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies
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Book Overview
Welcome to the Jungle brings a black British perspective to the critical reading of a wide range of cultural texts, events and experiences arising from volatile transformations in the politics of ethnicity, sexuality and "race" during the 1980s. The ten essays collected here examine new forms of cultural expression in black film, photography and visual art exerging with a new generation of black British artists, and interprets this prolific creativity within a sociological framework that reveals fresh perspectives on the bewildering complexity of identity and diversity in an era of postmodernity. Kobena Mercer documents a wealth of insights opened up by the overlapping of Asian, African and Caribbean cultures that constitute Black Britain as a unique domain of diaspora.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415906350
ISBN13:9780415906357
Release Date:September 1994
Publisher:Routledge
Length:348 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary
Customer Reviews
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Mercer is the man (if I remember correctly).
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Both professors and students quote hooks, Hall, and Bhabha all the time, yet few refer to Mercer's work. I find this to be such a wasted opportunity. In this collection, he writes on diverse topics such as Robert Mapplethorpe, black hair, Michael Jackson, etc. I saw him once in person and he kinda reminds me of a black George Michael. This was strong cultural studies that I think many black thinkers and gay thinkers (and when I say "thinkers" that includes "paper writers) should find useful. I don't agree with all of his conclusions. Still, there is so much here that would make any paper in cultural criticism look very well informed. My only question for the author would be: "When are readers going to get more great works of yours like this out there?!"
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