Can you hear me now? : the inspiration, wisdom, and insight of Michael Eric Dyson / by Michael Eric Dyson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyson, Michael Eric.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Civitas Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the last 20 years, Michael Eric Dyson has become one of America's most visible-and quotable-public intellectuals. Whether in his sixteen books, or in countless newspapers, television and radio appearances, or on stages, podiums, and pulpits across the world, Dyson has spun an enchanting web of words that has caught the attention of the masses and elites alike. He has weighed in on a myriad array of topics - from faith to fatherhood, and from race to sex, as well as sports, manhood, gender, music, leadership, politics, language, love, justice, literature, suffering, death, hope, relat

Contents:

Contents; Telling the Truth Gently; chapter 1 Obama; chapter 2 Faith and Spirit; chapter 3 Love and Relationships; chapter 4 Music; chapter 5 Literature, Language, and Learning; chapter 6 Sports; chapter 7 Icons; chapter 8 Justice and Suffering; chapter 9 Arts; chapter 10 Gender; chapter 11 Preachers and Preaching; chapter 12 Race and Identity; chapter 13 Leadership; chapter 14 Hip Hop and Youth Culture; chapter 15 Homosexuality and Homophobia; chapter 16 Poverty and Class; chapter 17 Wisdom; Photography Credits; Acknowledgments

Notes:

"A member of the Perseus Books Group."

ISBN:

0-7867-4667-X

OCLC:

798534242