Encyclopedia Of African American Popular Culture

Author : Jessie Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1916 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313357978

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Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture [4 volumes] by Jessie Smith Pdf

This four-volume encyclopedia contains compelling and comprehensive information on African American popular culture that will be valuable to high school students and undergraduates, college instructors, researchers, and general readers. From the Apollo Theater to the Harlem Renaissance, from barber shop and beauty shop culture to African American holidays, family reunions, and festivals, and from the days of black baseball to the era of a black president, the culture of African Americans is truly unique and diverse. This diversity is the result of intricate customs forged in tightly woven communities—not only in the United States, but in many cases also stemming from the traditions of another continent. Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture presents information in a traditional A–Z organization, capturing the essence of the customs of African Americans and presenting this rich cultural heritage through the lens of popular culture. Each entry includes historical and current information to provide a meaningful background for the topic and the perspective to appreciate its significance in a modern context. This encyclopedia is a valuable research tool that provides easy access to a wealth of information on the African American experience.

Author : Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:838269636

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Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture by Jessie Carney Smith Pdf

Author : Jack Salzman,David L. Smith,Cornel West
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : African Americans
ISBN : UOM:49015002856160

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Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History by Jack Salzman,David L. Smith,Cornel West Pdf

Author : Jessie Carney Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:767920764

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Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture by Jessie Carney Smith Pdf

Author : Omari L. Dyson,Judson L. Jeffries,Kevin L. Brooks
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781440862434

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African American Culture [3 Volumes] by Omari L. Dyson,Judson L. Jeffries,Kevin L. Brooks Pdf

Covering everything from sports to art, religion, music, and entrepreneurship, this book documents the vast array of African American cultural expressions and discusses their impact on the culture of the United States. According to the latest census data, less than 13 percent of the U.S. population identifies as African American; African Americans are still very much a minority group. Yet African American cultural expression and strong influences from African American culture are common across mainstream American culture--in music, the arts, and entertainment; in education and religion; in sports; and in politics and business. African American Culture: An Encyclopedia of People, Traditions, and Customs covers virtually every aspect of African American cultural expression, addressing subject matter that ranges from how African culture was preserved during slavery hundreds of years ago to the richness and complexity of African American culture in the post-Obama era. The most comprehensive reference work on African American culture to date, the multivolume set covers such topics as black contributions to literature and the arts, music and entertainment, religion, and professional sports. It also provides coverage of less-commonly addressed subjects, such as African American fashion practices and beauty culture, the development of jazz music across different eras, and African American business. Identifies influential aspects of African American culture through entries on such topics as African Americans in sports, in such musical genres as blues, gospel, hip hop, and jazz; and in such religions as Christianity, Islam, and Yoruba Makes clear the numerous ways African Americans have produced, maintained, and evolved their culture in the United States Enables readers to truly comprehend what "diversity" is by gaining substantive knowledge of how a particular group of persecuted people has learned to thrive artistically and culturally in the United States

Author : Jack Fischel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313087349

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Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture by Jack Fischel Pdf

This unique encyclopedia chronicles American Jewish popular culture, past and present in music, art, food, religion, literature, and more. Over 150 entries, written by scholars in the field, highlight topics ranging from animation and comics to Hollywood and pop psychology. Without the profound contributions of American Jews, the popular culture we know today would not exist. Where would music be without the music of Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand, humor without Judd Apatow and Jerry Seinfeld, film without Steven Spielberg, literature without Phillip Roth, Broadway without Rodgers and Hammerstein? These are just a few of the artists who broke new ground and changed the face of American popular culture forever. This unique encyclopedia chronicles American Jewish popular culture, past and present in music, art, food, religion, literature, and more. Over 150 entries, written by scholars in the field, highlight topics ranging from animation and comics to Hollywood and pop psychology. Up-to-date coverage and extensive attention to political and social contexts make this encyclopedia is an excellent resource for high school and college students interested in the full range of Jewish popular culture in the United States. Academic and public libraries will also treasure this work as an incomparable guide to our nation's heritage. Illustrations complement the text throughout, and many entries cite works for further reading. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography of print and electronic sources to encourage further research.

Author : Omari L. Dyson,Judson L. Jeffries Ph.D.,Kevin L. Brooks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1141 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440862441

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African American Culture by Omari L. Dyson,Judson L. Jeffries Ph.D.,Kevin L. Brooks Pdf

Covering everything from sports to art, religion, music, and entrepreneurship, this book documents the vast array of African American cultural expressions and discusses their impact on the culture of the United States. According to the latest census data, less than 13 percent of the U.S. population identifies as African American; African Americans are still very much a minority group. Yet African American cultural expression and strong influences from African American culture are common across mainstream American culture—in music, the arts, and entertainment; in education and religion; in sports; and in politics and business. African American Culture: An Encyclopedia of People, Traditions, and Customs covers virtually every aspect of African American cultural expression, addressing subject matter that ranges from how African culture was preserved during slavery hundreds of years ago to the richness and complexity of African American culture in the post-Obama era. The most comprehensive reference work on African American culture to date, the multivolume set covers such topics as black contributions to literature and the arts, music and entertainment, religion, and professional sports. It also provides coverage of less-commonly addressed subjects, such as African American fashion practices and beauty culture, the development of jazz music across different eras, and African American business.

Author : Omari L. Dyson,Judson L. Jeffries,Kevin L. Brooks
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 1440862451

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African American Culture by Omari L. Dyson,Judson L. Jeffries,Kevin L. Brooks Pdf

"Covering everything from sports to art, religion, music, and entrepreneurship, this book documents the vast array of African American cultural expressions and discusses their impact on the culture of the United States"--

Author : Gerald D. Jaynes
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452265414

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Encyclopedia of African American Society by Gerald D. Jaynes Pdf

This two-volume reference seeks to capture the ways in which the tenets and foundations of African American culture have given rise to today's society. Approaching the field from a "street level" perspective, these two volumes cover topics of universal interest in America: rap music, sports, television, cinema, racism, religion, literature, and much more. The Encyclopedia of African American Society is also the first comprehensive yet accessible reference set in this field to give voice to the turbulent historical trends–slavery, segregation, "separate but equal"–that are often ignored in favor of mere facts. This is a definitive, reliable, and accessible entry point to learning the basics about African American society.

Author : Emmett George Price,Tammy L. Kernodle,Horace Maxile
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780313341991

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Encyclopedia of African American Music by Emmett George Price,Tammy L. Kernodle,Horace Maxile Pdf

Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles of today. Illuminates the profound role that African American music has played in American cultural history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : African Americans
ISBN : LCCN:2010039693

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Encyclopedia of African American Music: H-O by Anonim Pdf

Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles of today. Illuminates the profound role that African American music has played in American cultural history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0313342059

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Encyclopedia of African American Music: H-O by Anonim Pdf

Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles of today. Illuminates the profound role that African American music has plays in American cultural history.

Author : Colin A. Palmer
Publisher : MacMillan Reference USA
Page : 3300 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0028658167

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Encyclopedia Of African American Culture And History by Colin A. Palmer Pdf

Users looking for authoritative and comprehensive information about black history, figures and accomplishments now have a defining and current reference to address their needs. The second edition of the Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History is a much-needed expansion of the 1996 classic and its 2000 supplement. As with the earlier publications, the second edition is aimed at high school and college students, as well as the general reader. Whereas the first edition focused almos exclusively on the United States, this new set identifies and addresses broad themes critical to understanding the texture of the cultures, achievements, challenges and comprise North America, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Readers can find comparative analyses of social movements, languages, religions and family structures in the context of an interdisciplinary framework that fills a substantial gap in studies of this genre. While many articles from the original set have updated content and bibliographies, almost half of the second edition is composed of completely new scholarship.

Author : Emmett George Price,Tammy Lynn Kernodle,Horace Joseph Maxile
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 0313342016

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Encyclopedia of African American Music: A-G by Emmett George Price,Tammy Lynn Kernodle,Horace Joseph Maxile Pdf

Showcases all facets of African American music, including folk, religious, concert, and popular styles of today. Illuminates the profound role that African American music has plays in American cultural history.

Author : Leslie M. Alexander,Walter C. Rucker
Publisher : Abc-clio
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : WISC:89100758523

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Encyclopedia of African American History by Leslie M. Alexander,Walter C. Rucker Pdf

A fresh compilation of essays and entries based on the latest research, this work documents African American culture and political activism from the slavery era through the 20th century. Encyclopedia of African American History introduces readers to the significant people, events, sociopolitical movements, and ideas that have shaped African American life from earliest contact between African peoples and Europeans through the late 20th century. This encyclopedia places the African American experience in the context of the entire African diaspora, with entries organized in sections on African/European contact and enslavement, culture, resistance and identity during enslavement, political activism from the Revolutionary War to Southern emancipation, political activism from Reconstruction to the modern Civil Rights movement, black nationalism and urbanization, and Pan-Africanism and contemporary black America. Based on the latest scholarship and engagingly written, there is no better go-to reference for exploring the history of African Americans and their distinctive impact on American society, politics, business, literature, art, food, clothing, music, language, and technology. Contributions from over 100 specialists on African America and the African diaspora A spectacular selection of illustrations and photographs, such as a Kongo cosmogram, the African burial ground in New York City, and maps of the Triangular Trade and the Underground Railroad