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Under a Bad Sign: Criminal Self-Representation in African American Popular Culture

By Jonathan Munby
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By Jonathan Munby
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What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? Unearthing the overlooked history of art that has often seemed at odds with the politics of civil rights and racial advancement, Under a Bad Sign explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary gangsta culture.

In this lively exploration, Jonathan Munby takes a uniquely broad view, laying bare the way t...

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Social SciencesAfrican AmericansAfrican Americans - General & MiscellaneousAfrican Americans - General & Miscellaneous