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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Cathy J Cohen |
| ISBN: | 9780195378009 0195378008 9780199703227 0199703221 9780199896264 0199896267 |
| OCLC Number: | 502158367 |
| Description: | [xi], 281 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | "My petition" : black youth and the promise of democratic citizenship -- "Gangsta rap made me do it" : Bill Cosby, Don Imus, and black moral panics -- "Baby mama" : black love, black deviance, and the sexual politics of morality -- "Minority report" : Kanye West, Barack Obama, and political alienation / with Jamila Celestine Michener -- "Fight the power" : from Jena to the White House -- "My president is black" : Barack Obama and the postracial illusion -- Epilogue : "A change is gonna come" : policy and politics. |
| Series Title: | Transgressing boundaries. |
| Other Titles: | Black youth and the future of American politics Remixing democracy |
| Responsibility: | Cathy J. Cohen. |
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<br>"Clear, hones, and insightful, Cohen authors an incredibly important and well-researched book that provides and analysis of the state of black youth in the US today. The real contribution of this book is Cohen's success at connecting politics and culture to demonstrate that black youth continue to be promised equality, but the structures in place limit that possibility...Summing Up: Highly recommended."--CHOICE <br><p><br>"An important and fresh look at the crises facing young black Americans, Democracy Remixed is a fierce, critical examination of the newest generation of black youth caught between American democracy s promise and its failure. Bold, uncompromising, and fearless, Cathy Cohen points us toward solutions."--Bakari Kitwana, author of The Hip-Hop Generation <br><p><br>"After decades of listening to elected officials and cultural critics talk about young black people, Cathy Cohen offers an opportunity to listen to black youth speak for themselves. There are two very different stories told about American youth today. One celebrates a post-racial revolution led by Obama-inspired young voters. The other condemns the cultural expressions and personal choices of black youth as a source of moral degradation. Cohen examines the meanings and consequences of these competing narratives by talking to black youth about their own experiences in contemporary America. The result is a compelling account of the complex struggles and innovative strategies of young black people who are facing a dynamic political world."--Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies, Princeton University, and author of Barbershops, Bibles and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought <br><p><br>"A mashup of political theory, challenges to the cult of black respectability, progressive thought and just good ol' common sense, Democracy Remixed, is Cathy Cohen at her brilliant best. Perfectly pitched for both the skeptics and converts ofn Read more...
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- African American youth -- Social conditions.
- African American youth -- Political activity.
- United States -- Race relations.
- United States -- Politics and government.
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