{"product_id":"citizenship-on-catfish-row-geoffrey-galt-harpham-9781643363271","title":"Citizenship on Catfish Row: Race and Nation in American Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA radical reinterpretation of three controversial works that illuminate racism and national identity in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizenship on Catfish Row\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on three seminal works in the history of American culture: the first full-length narrative film, D. W. Griffith's \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e; the first integrated musical, Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern's \u003ci\u003eShowboat\u003c\/i\u003e; and the first great American opera, George Gershwin's \u003ci\u003ePorgy and Bess\u003c\/i\u003e. Each of these works sought to make a statement about American identity in the form of a narrative, and each included in that narrative a prominent role for Black people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach work included jarring or discordant elements that pointed to a deeper tension between the kind of stories Americans wish to tell about themselves and the historical and social reality of race. Although all three have been widely criticized, their efforts to connect the concepts of nation and race are not only instructive about the history of the American imagination but also provide unexpected resources for contemporary reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Galt Harpham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643363271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643363271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.35w x 0.63d","brand":"Geoffrey Galt Harpham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068083695871,"sku":"9781643363271","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d107b14d-38bc-4f84-9c40-3900ecd6cc61.jpg?v=1685416934","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/citizenship-on-catfish-row-geoffrey-galt-harpham-9781643363271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}