New Black Man

by Taylor and Francis

Overview

From headlines to street corners, the message resounds: Black men are in crisis. Politicians, preachers, and pundits routinely cast blame on those already ostracized within African American communities. But the crisis of black masculinity does not rest with "at-risk" youth of the hip-hop generation or men "on the down low" alone. In this provocative new book, acclaimed cultural critic Mark Anthony Neal argues that the "Strong Black Man"-an ideal championed by generations of African American civic leaders-may be at the heart of problems facing black men today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415979917
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mark Anthony Neal is Associate Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Program in African and African-American Studies at Duke University. His column, "Critical Noir," appears weekly on AOL Black Voices, and he is a regular commentator on NPR. He is author of What the Music Said, Soul Babies, and Songs in the Key of Black Life, and co-editor of That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader, all published by Routledge.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: "Walking Like a Natural Man"
1. There's a New Black Man in America Today
2. What the Hell is a Black Male Feminist
3. Queers in a Barrel
4. Bringing Up Daddy: A Black Feminist Fatherhood
5. "Ms. Fat Booty" and the Black Male Feminist
Afterword

Editorial Reviews

One of the most brilliant cultural critics of his generation...Neal writes gracefully, thinks sharply, speaks cogently and is old school and new school at once. He's my favorite cultural critic and one hip brother.

Chicago Sun-Times