Cultural History
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Making MisterAnti-Black Misandry in Alice Walker’s Portrayal of Black Men in The Color Purple From: Bigotry on Broadway |
This chapter critiques The Colour Purple and the Mister trope, arguing that the previous debates surrounding the depiction of Black men in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple have overlooked … | Tommy J. Curry | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
From Minstrel Show TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the phenomenon of minstrelsy, and how Uncle Tom came to be depicted in minstrel shows. | Cheryl Thompson | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! Siopao Is Not Just for KidsThe Wrapper |
Christina Gonzales discusses the Filipino siopao, how they attest to the history of the Philippines, colonization, cultural influence of Spanish, Chinese, and Americans on the islands, and her … | Christina Gonzales | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! Fedor/Fred Kostash(chuk) 1871 – 1938From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter One focuses on Fedor/Fred Kostash(chuk), the author’s paternal grandfather or “Dido.” Topics discussed include Peter Svarich, “Uncle Peter” and his memoirs, Ukrainian … | Myrna Kostash | 43 | 2022 | $4.30 Add |
From Great AgainOn Political Nostalgia From: On Nostalgia |
This chapter examines nostalgia in modern democracies, where generalized nostalgia binds individuals into a mass movement through its vagueness. The dissonance between nostlagia and how politics … | David Berry | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
From Irving BerlinBigotry and Brilliance From: Bigotry on Broadway |
This chapter explores the complicated legacy of Irving Berlin, highlighting some bigoted and problematic views. | Jack Foley | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
From NEW! Slave-Descendants, Diaspora Subjects, and World CitizensPaul Gilroy’s Historical Sensibility From: Thinking While Black |
In this chapter the author further examines Paul Gilroy’s work and his contributions to cultural criticism and black academia. The topics explored in this chapter included, <Young Soul … | Daniel McNeil | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
From NEW! Technically, It’s a RavioliThe Wrapper |
Kristen Arnett examines the concept of ravioli. | Kristen Arnett | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
From Vaudeville TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter describes the evolution of minstrelsy into vaudeville, and how this new form of entertainment brought new meaning to the character of Uncle Tom. | Cheryl Thompson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! Wild KinPart Three From: Earthkeeping |
Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, and … | Gary Saunders | 43 | 2022 | $4.30 Add |
From A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced WorldOn Consumed Nostalgia From: On Nostalgia |
Both nostalgia and consumerism satisfy a longing, an attempt to satisfy impossible desires. Consumerism, as in the most important role for a person is somone who buys things, and a history of … | David Berry | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
From Aunt Jemima in ChicagoFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the meaning of Uncle Tom within the context of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Here, Thompson suggests, Americans became increasingly obsessed … | Cheryl Thompson | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
From NEW! Enlarging the American CinemaArmond White vs. the Straight Middle-Class White World (and the Black Bourgeoisie) From: Thinking While Black |
In this chapter the author examines Armond White’s wildly overlooked film criticism of the 1980’s and 1990’s to shed light on his contributions to resistance aesthetics and film … | Daniel McNeil | 44 | 2022 | $4.40 Add |
From NEW! InvertebrataPart Four From: Earthkeeping |
Part Four contains the sections: Spider Love, Of Mayflies & Millennia,Potato Bug Waltz, The Hornet Dilemma, Bumblebee Hotel, Ticked!. Topics discussed include spiders, the lifespan of … | Gary Saunders | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
From Neither Cockeyed nor an Optimist about South PacificFrom: Bigotry on Broadway |
The author explores the racist, imperialist, and sexist undertones of South Pacific. | Emil Guillermo | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
From NEW! Sink or Swim: A Riff on the Essence of the Matzo BallThe Wrapper |
David Buchbinder reflects on the matzo ball of Jewish culinary cuisine, what makes for the best matzo, preferences and generational traditions, Jewish traditions, and the power of food for a … | David Buchbinder | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |