Boys, boyz, bois : an ethics of Black masculinity in film and popular media /
Boys, Boyz, Bois concerns questions of ethics, gender and race in popular American images, national discourse and cultural production by and about black men. The book proposes an ethics of masculinity, as ethnics refers to a system of morality and valuation and as ethics refers to a care of the self...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2006
New York : 2006 |
| Series: | Studies in African American history and culture
Studies in African American history and culture |
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| Summary: | Boys, Boyz, Bois concerns questions of ethics, gender and race in popular American images, national discourse and cultural production by and about black men. The book proposes an ethics of masculinity, as ethnics refers to a system of morality and valuation and as ethics refers to a care of the self and ethical subject formation. The texts of analysis include recent films by black/African American filmmakers, gansta rap and hip-hop and black star persona: texts ranging from Blaxploitation and New Black Cinema to contemporary music video to autobiography and the public image of Sidney Poitier Boys, Boyz, Bois concerns questions of ethics, gender and race in popular American images, national discourse and cultural production by and about black men. The book proposes an ethics of masculinity, as ethnics refers to a system of morality and valuation and as ethics refers to a care of the self and ethical subject formation. The texts of analysis include recent films by black/African American filmmakers, gansta rap and hip-hop and black star persona: texts ranging from Blaxploitation and New Black Cinema to contemporary music video to autobiography and the public image of Sidney Poitier. The book is a significant contribution to cultural studies and gender studies and critical race theory. What is distinctive about the book is the question of ethics as a question of race and gender |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xi, 156 p. ; 24 cm xi, 156 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-151) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-151) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-151) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-151) and index |
| ISBN: | 0415975786 0415996589 9780415975780 9780415996587 |