love this post and recommended readings. a video and an article on black representation that stuck with me:
- bell hooks Pt 8 cultural criticism (rap music).flv on YouTube - how can we ascribe authenticity to the work of marginalized groups when mass demand in the capitalist system filters for what can succeed?
- Bertrand Cooper's "Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?" - asks the same question, but about the supply side
love this post and recommended readings. a video and an article on black representation that stuck with me:
- bell hooks Pt 8 cultural criticism (rap music).flv on YouTube - how can we ascribe authenticity to the work of marginalized groups when mass demand in the capitalist system filters for what can succeed?
- Bertrand Cooper's "Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?" - asks the same question, but about the supply side