This collection of thirteen essays, edited by historian W. Fitzhugh
Brundage, brings together original work from sixteen scholars in
various disciplines, ranging from theater and literature to history
and music, to address the complex roles of black performers,
entrepreneurs, and consumers in American mass culture during the
early twentieth century. Moving beyond the familiar territory of
blackface and minstrelsy, these essays present a fresh look at the
history of African Americans and mass culture. With subjects
ranging from representations of race in sheet music illustrations
to African American interest in Haitian culture, Beyond Blackface
recovers the history of forgotten or obscure cultural figures and
shows how these historical actors played a role in the creation of
American mass culture. The essays explore the predicament that
blacks faced at a time when white supremacy crested and innovations
in consumption, technology, and leisure made mass culture possible.
Underscoring the importance and complexity of race in the emergence
of mass culture, Beyond Blackface depicts popular culture as a
crucial arena in which African Americans struggled to secure a
foothold as masters of their own representation and architects of
the nation's emerging consumer society. The contributors are:
Davarian L. Baldwin, Trinity College W. Fitzhugh Brundage,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Clare Corbould,
University of Sydney Susan Curtis, Purdue University Stephanie
Dunson, Williams College Lewis A. Erenberg, Loyola University
Chicago Stephen Garton, University of Sydney John M. Giggie,
University of Alabama Grace Elizabeth Hale, University of Virginia
Robert Jackson, University of Tulsa David Krasner, Emerson College
Thomas Riis, University of Colorado at Boulder Stephen Robertson,
University of Sydney John Stauffer, Harvard University Graham
White, University of Sydney Shane White, University of Sydney |This
collection of thirteen essays, edited by W. Fitzhugh Brundage,
brings together original work from sixteen scholars in various
disciplines to present a fresh look at the history of African
Americans and mass culture. This book depicts popular culture as a
crucial arena in which African Americans struggled to secure a
foothold as masters of their own representation and architects of
the nation's emerging consumer society.
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