Masculinity in the Black Imagination

Mark C. Hopson

ISBN 10: 1433112477 / ISBN 13: 9781433112478

Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2011, 2011

Beschreibung

Neuware -How do Black men imagine who they are and what they must do .within their families, communities, and the world The essays in this collection both ask and attempt to answer this question. Based in communication, and drawing from diverse disciplines, Masculinity in the Black Imagination seeks to address identity, race, and gender by examining the communicative dimensions of Black manhood. The collection works to define, deconstruct, and contextualize the interactive practice of masculinity as both a local and global phenomenon.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 256 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781433112478

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Masculinity in the Black Imagination
• Verlag: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jun 2011
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1433112477
• ISBN-13: 9781433112478
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu

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How do Black men imagine who they are and what they must do ...within their families, communities, and the world?
The essays in this collection both ask and attempt to answer this question. Based in communication, and drawing from diverse disciplines, Masculinity in the Black Imagination seeks to address identity, race, and gender by examining the communicative dimensions of Black manhood. The collection works to define, deconstruct, and contextualize the interactive practice of masculinity as both a local and global phenomenon.

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Ronald L. Jackson II (University of Illinois, Urbana) is a leading scholar on cultural identity and the study of masculinity. He is the author of several books, including The Negotiation of Cultural Identity and Scripting the Black Masculine Body. He is also co-editor of African American Rhetoric(s); African American Communication and Identities; and Encyclopedia of Identity.
Mark C. Hopson (George Mason University) is a leading scholar on critical intercultural communication, African American rhetoric, and Black masculinity studies. He has recently completed a book, Notes from the Talking Drum: Black Communication, Critical Memory, and Intercultural Communication Contexts.