Black Mirror: The Cultural Contradictions of American Racism
- ISBN-10
- 0674967712
- ISBN-13
- 9780674967717
- Series
- Black Mirror
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-09-25
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Eric Lott
Description
Blackness is a prized commodity in American pop culture. Marketed to white consumers, it invites whites to view themselves in a mirror of racial difference, while remaining “wholly” white. From sports to literature, film, and music to investigative journalism, Eric Lott reveals the hidden dynamics of this self-and-other racial mirroring.
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