Author: Edwin P. ConklinPublisher:
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Category : Middlesex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Middlesex County and Its People
Author: Edwin P. ConklinPublisher:
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Category : Middlesex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
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Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 2026
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Parodies of Ownership
Author: Richard L. SchurPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472050605
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
"Richard Schur offers a provocative view of contemporary African American cultural politics and the relationship between African American cultural production and intellectual property law." ---Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University "Whites used to own blacks. Now, they accomplish much the same thing by insisting that they 'own' ownership. Blacks shouldn't let them. A culture that makes all artists play by its rules will end up controlling new ideas and stifling change. Richard Schur's fine book explains why." ---Richard Delgado, Seattle University What is the relationship between hip-hop and African American culture in the post--Civil Rights era? Does hip-hop share a criticism of American culture or stand as an isolated and unique phenomenon? How have African American texts responded to the increasing role intellectual property law plays in regulating images, sounds, words, and logos? Parodies of Ownership examines how contemporary African American writers, artists, and musicians have developed an artistic form that Schur terms "hip-hop aesthetics." This book offers an in-depth examination of a wide range of contemporary African American painters and writers, including Anna Deavere Smith, Toni Morrison, Adrian Piper, Colson Whitehead, Michael Ray Charles, Alice Randall, and Fred Wilson. Their absence from conversations about African American culture has caused a misunderstanding about the nature of contemporary cultural issues and resulted in neglect of their innovative responses to the post--Civil Rights era. By considering their work as a cross-disciplinary and specifically African American cultural movement, Schur shows how a new paradigm for artistic creation has developed. Parodies of Ownership offers a broad analysis of post--Civil Rights era culture and provides the necessary context for understanding contemporary debates within American studies, African American studies, intellectual property law, African American literature, art history, and hip-hop studies. Weaving together law, literature, art, and music, Schur deftly clarifies the conceptual issues that unify contemporary African American culture, empowering this generation of artists, writers, and musicians to criticize how racism continues to affect our country. Richard L. Schur is Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Center, and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Drury University. Visit the author's website: http://www2.drury.edu/rschur/index.htm. Cover illustration: Atlas, by Fred Wilson. © Fred Wilson, courtesy Pace Wildenstein, New York.
Army Echoes
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Category : Retired military personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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The Negro in the United States
Author: Dorothy Porter WesleyPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Identifies some 1,700 works about African Americans. Entries include full bibliographic information as well as Library of Congress call numbers and location in 11 major university libraries. Entries are arranged by subjects such as art, civil rights, folk tales, history, legal status, medicine, music, race relations, and regional studies. First published in 1970 by the Library of Congress.
Homes for Aged in the United States
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPublisher:
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Preserving the People's Post Office
Author: Christopher W. ShawPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Christopher Shaw, the book's author said, "Through preferential postage rates for nonprofits the Postal Service facilitates civic involvement and a healthy democracy." Nader also noted, "Postal employees are fairly remunerated in an increasingly low-wage, low benefit 'Wal-Mart' economy." According to Nader, "Post offices serve as the heart of community life in neighborhoods and towns nationwide and the presence of postal workers on community streets make them safer, as the many beneficiaries of their frequently heroic efforts attest." "The lack of citizen-consumers' involvement in the recently passed postal reform legislation has highlighted the need for a public dialogue about the future of our postal system. The book provides a starting point for that conversation," stated Nader.
Who's who in Colored America
Author: The Case for Discrimination
Author: Walter E. BlockPublisher:
ISBN: 9781933550817
Category : Discrimination
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Walter E. Block discusses how discrimination effects economics.
History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Author: John Newton BoucherPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 932
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