Africa in the American Imagination: Popular Culture, Racialized Identities, and African Visual Culture

by Carol Magee

In the American world, the presence of African culture is sometimes fully embodied and sometimes leaves only a trace. Africa in the American Imagination: Popular Culture, Racialized Identities, and African Visual Culture explores this presence, examining Mattel's world of Barbie, the 1996 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and Disney World, each of which repackages African visual culture for consumers. Because these cultural icons permeate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617039470
• ISBN13: 9781617039478
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"