{"product_id":"white-negroes-lauren-michele-jackson-9780807002735","title":"White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue . and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation","description":"\u003cb\u003eExposes the new generation of whiteness thriving at the expense and borrowed ingenuity of black people--and explores how this intensifies racial inequality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican culture loves blackness. From music and fashion to activism and language, black culture constantly achieves worldwide influence. Yet, when it comes to who is allowed to thrive from black hipness, the pioneers are usually left behind as black aesthetics are converted into mainstream success--and white profit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together narrative, scholarship, and critique, Lauren Michele Jackson reveals why cultural appropriation--something that's become embedded in our daily lives--deserves serious attention. It is a blueprint for taking wealth and power, and ultimately exacerbates the economic, political, and social inequity that persists in America. She unravels the racial contradictions lurking behind American culture as we know it--from shapeshifting celebrities and memes gone viral to brazen poets, loveable potheads, and faulty political leaders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn audacious debut, \u003ci\u003eWhite Negroes\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly summons a re-interrogation of Norman Mailer's infamous 1957 essay of a similar name. It also introduces a bold new voice in Jackson. Piercing, curious, and bursting with pop cultural touchstones, \u003ci\u003eWhite Negroes\u003c\/i\u003e is a dispatch in awe of black creativity everywhere and an urgent call for our thoughtful consumption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lauren Michele Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807002739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807002735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Lauren Michele Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050044485887,"sku":"9780807002735","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83575886-4776-4b92-ab75-2185af77d76f.jpg?v=1685004881","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/white-negroes-lauren-michele-jackson-9780807002735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}