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59 Books in the SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture Category

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Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America

Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America
Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh

Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture with Virgil Abloh
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays

Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
Black Futures (paperback)

Black Futures (paperback)
Renegades: Born in the USA

Renegades: Born in the USA
Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture

Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture
For Your Consideration: Maya Rudolph

For Your Consideration: Maya Rudolph
The Binge Watcher’s Guide to Black Mirror: An Unofficial Companion

The Binge Watcher’s Guide to Black Mirror: An Unofficial Companion
Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual

Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual
Black Futures

Black Futures
How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue … and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation

White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue … and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation
Black Sexual Economies: Race and Sex in a Culture of Capital

Black Sexual Economies: Race and Sex in a Culture of Capital
StarTalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond

StarTalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond
Thick: And Other Essays

Thick: And Other Essays
The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

The Heritage: Black Athletes, a Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism
all about love: New Visions

all about love: New Visions
Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Radical Thinkers)

Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Radical Thinkers)
Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

Kill ’Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual

I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness

Afrofuturism 2.0: The Rise of Astro-Blackness
When Clowns Attack: A Survival Guide

When Clowns Attack: A Survival Guide
Rihanna: Barbados World-Gurl in Global Popular Culture

Rihanna: Barbados World-Gurl in Global Popular Culture
New Black Man: Tenth Anniversary Edition

New Black Man: Tenth Anniversary Edition
Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers

Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers
Bad Feminist: Essays

Bad Feminist: Essays
No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant

No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant
Blood: The Stuff Of Life (Cbc Massey Lecture)

Blood: The Stuff Of Life (Cbc Massey Lecture)
Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities

Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities
I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon

I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon
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The Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-Hop

The Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-Hop
Iconic: Decoding Images Of The Revolutionary Black Woman

Iconic: Decoding Images Of The Revolutionary Black Woman
Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City

Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City
Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes

Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes
Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture

Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
The 50th Law

The 50th Law
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation

It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation
Empire Of Illusion: The End Of Literacy And The Triumph Of Spectacle

Empire Of Illusion: The End Of Literacy And The Triumph Of Spectacle
Sissy Nation: How America Became a Culture of Wimps & Stoopits

Sissy Nation: How America Became a Culture of Wimps & Stoopits
Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and Home of the Shameless

Ghettonation: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and Home of the Shameless
On Michael Jackson

On Michael Jackson
Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture

Black Like You: Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture
Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (Routledge Classics) (Volume 83)

Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (Routledge Classics) (Volume 83)
Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood

Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood
The Wendy Williams Experience

The Wendy Williams Experience
Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball

Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power, and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball
Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America

Why White Kids Love Hip Hop: Wankstas, Wiggers, Wannabes, and the New Reality of Race in America
Manning the Race: Reforming Black Men in the Jim Crow Era

Manning the Race: Reforming Black Men in the Jim Crow Era
Barbershops, Bibles, And Bet: Everyday Talk And Black Political Thought

Barbershops, Bibles, And Bet: Everyday Talk And Black Political Thought
Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Culture

Stand and Deliver: Political Activism, Leadership, and Hip Hop Culture
Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation Of Language And Music And Why We Should, Like, Care

Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation Of Language And Music And Why We Should, Like, Care
Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture

Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture
Bandits & Bibles: Convict Literature in Nineteenth-Century America

Bandits & Bibles: Convict Literature in Nineteenth-Century America
Communion: The Female Search for Love (Love Song to the Nation #2)

Communion: The Female Search for Love (Love Song to the Nation #2)
Salvation: Black People and Love (Love Song to the Nation #3)

Salvation: Black People and Love (Love Song to the Nation #3)
Buppies, B-boys, Baps, And Bohos: Notes On Post-soul Black Culture

Buppies, B-boys, Baps, And Bohos: Notes On Post-soul Black Culture
Miles Davis and American Culture

Miles Davis and American Culture
The End of Fashion: The Mass Marketing Of The Clothing Business

The End of Fashion: The Mass Marketing Of The Clothing Business
Keepin’ It Real: Post-MTV Reflections on Race, Sex, and Politics

Keepin’ It Real: Post-MTV Reflections on Race, Sex, and Politics