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The culture and politics of contemporary street gang memoirs / Josephine Metcalf.

Van Pelt Library HV6439.U5 M48 2012
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Metcalf, Josephine, 1975-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gangs--United States.
Gangs.
United States.
Gangs in literature.
Physical Description:
x, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2012]
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Books making a killing : an introduction
From rage to rap and prison to print : social, cultural, and commercial contexts of emergence
Homeboys between hard covers : scholarly approaches to the study of gang memoirs
Killer books: the representations and politics of violence in gang memoirs
Brothers who could kill with words : language, literacy, and the quest for education in gang memoirs
Murderer, monster, novelist, or Nobel nominee? : press reception and media constructions
Quick reads for reluctant readers : consuming gang memoirs
Conclusions: still running
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781617032813
1617032816
9781617032820
1617032824
OCLC:
759909831

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