Black Mirror: The Cultural Contradictions of American Racism

by Eric Lott

Book Overview

Blackness, as the entertainment and sports industries well know, is a prized commodity in American pop culture. Marketed to white consumers, black culture invites whites to view themselves in a mirror of racial difference, while at the same time offering the illusory reassurance that they remain "wholly" white. Charting a rich landscape that includes classic American literature, Hollywood films, pop music, and investigative journalism, Eric Lott...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674967712
• ISBN13: 9780674967717
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"