The Modern Athlete, Hip-Hop, and Popular Perceptions of Black Masculinity Article Swipe
The essay explores how black masculinity is situated in modern popular culture) as violent and hyper-masculine, American nightmares. It also examines the racial and power dynamics at play that allow such reifications of the notion that black men as “dangerous” in arenas of mass/popular cultural consumption in American society—namely sport culture and hip hop.
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2008Year of publication
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Thabiti LewisList of authors in order
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