{"product_id":"representing-s-craig-watkins-9780226874883","title":"Representing: Hip Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema","description":"In this engaging and provocative book, S. Craig Watkins examines two of the most important developments in the recent history of black cinema--the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of \"ghettocentric films.\" \u003ci\u003eRepresenting\u003c\/i\u003e explores a distinct contradiction in American society: at the same time that black youth have become the targets of a fierce racial backlash, their popular expressive cultures have become highly visible and commercially viable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Watkins is at his most sophisticated and persuasive when he explains the surprising success of hyper-talented, entrepreneurial, and energetic black artists.\"--Archon Fung, \u003ci\u003eBoston Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. Craig Watkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226874885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226874883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.17h x 6.19w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 59","brand":"S. Craig Watkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086428385535,"sku":"9780226874883","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44f3a279-f915-40d5-abe3-c10ac4388697.jpg?v=1769094616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/representing-s-craig-watkins-9780226874883","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}