Africa in the American imagination : popular culture, racialized identities, and African visual culture / Carol Magee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magee, Carol L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--United States.

Popular culture.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

United States--Civilization--African influences.

United States.

Africa--In popular culture.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson [Miss.] : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the American world, the presence of African culture is sometimes fully embodied and sometimes leaves only a trace. Africa in the American Imagination: Popular Culture, Racialized Identities, and African Visual Culture explores this presence, examining Mattel's world of Barbie, the 1996 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and Disney World, each of which repackages African visual culture for consumers. Because these cultural icons permeate American life, they represent the broader U.S. culture and its relationship to African culture. This study integrates approaches from art history and visual

Contents:

Introduction : popular culture, racialized identities, and African visual culture

Race-ing fantasy : the Sports illustrated swimsuit issue in South Africa

"It's sort of like National geographic meets Sports illustrated"

Fashioning identities : Kente, nostalgia, and the world of Barbie

It's a small, white world

Africa in Florida : Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Refrain : Africa in the American imagination.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781617031533

1617031534

OCLC:

777938938

Publisher Number:

heb40107 hdl