Ceramic Uncles & Celluloid Mammies

Ceramic Uncles & Celluloid Mammies
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-13 : IND:30000042048276
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Download or read book Ceramic Uncles & Celluloid Mammies written by Patricia A. Turner and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1994 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative and insightful study, black studies scholar and cultural critic Patricia Turner presents eye-opening analysis of how blacks are portrayed in popular culture--and of how those images reinforce and perpetuate injurious stereotypes and antiblack prejudice. 16-page photo insert.


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