Surveying the range of Sun Ra’s extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought “space music” to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of black people in an inhospitable white world.
Sun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on earth for his inventive music and extravagant stage shows, he pioneered free-form improvisation in an ensemble setting with the devoted band he called the “Arkestra.” Sun Ra took jazz from the inner city to outer space, infusing traditional swing with far-out harmonies, rhythms, and sounds. Described as the father of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra created “space music” as a means of building a better future for American blacks here on earth.
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism offers a spirited introduction to the life and work of this legendary but underappreciated musician, composer, and poet. Paul Youngquist explores and assesses Sun Ra’s wide-ranging creative output—music, public preaching, graphic design, film and stage performance, and poetry—and connects his diverse undertakings to the culture and politics of his times, including the space race, the rise of technocracy, the civil rights movement, and even space-age bachelor-pad music. By thoroughly examining the astro-black mythology that Sun Ra espoused, Youngquist masterfully demonstrates that he offered both a holistic response to a planet desperately in need of new visions and vibrations and a new kind of political activism that used popular culture to advance social change. In a nation obsessed with space and confused about race, Sun Ra aimed not just at assimilation for the socially disfranchised but even more at a wholesale transformation of American society and a more creative, egalitarian world.
Brings together the highlights of a decade and a half of groundbreaking research into the cultural life of media consumers Henry Jenkins's pioneering work in the early 1990s promoted the idea that fans are among the most active, creative, critically engaged, and socially connected consumers of popular culture and that they represent the vanguard of a new relationship with mass media. Though marginal and largely invisible to the general public at the time, today, media producers and advertisers, not to mention researchers and fans, take for granted the idea that the success of a media franchise depends on fan investments and participation. Bringing together the highlights of a decade and a half of groundbreaking research into the cultural life of media consumers, Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers takes readers from Jenkins's progressive early work defending fan culture against those who would marginalize or stigmatize it, through to his more recent work, combating moral panic and defending Goths and gamers in the wake of the Columbine shootings. Starting with an interview on the current state of fan studies, this volume maps the core theoretical and methodological issues in Fan Studies. It goes on to chart the growth of participatory culture on the web, take up blogging as perhaps the most powerful illustration of how consumer participation impacts mainstream media, and debate the public policy implications surrounding participation and intellectual property.
Автор: Youngquist Patricia Название: Words in Our Beak, Volume One ISBN: 0996378529 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996378529 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5235.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Youngquist Patricia Название: Words in Our Beak, Volume Two ISBN: 0996378537 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996378536 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5235.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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WORDS IN OUR BEAK Volume Two picks up Cam's story from where Volume One left off. Here, Cam ventures to the sea shore for a vacation with her children, only to discover upon their return that her "home" is in a state of chaos Cam then relates how a series of major disruptions to the garden uproot both the perennials living there and the birds to whom it offers shelter. Written for children and adults who are curious about birds and want to learn about them from a unique perspective, the WORDS IN OUR BEAK book series includes rich, colorful images of Cam and her friends surrounded by lush flora and fauna.
Автор: Youngquist Marion H. Название: Procula ISBN: 0692747397 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692747391 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3449.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Procula, a young girl, raised by wealthy relatives in Rome. Years later marries Pontius Pilate, an Army officer, who is sent to Palestine as Emperor Tiberius' personal representative. When Jesus is jailed, Procula warns Pilate. Ignoring Procula. Pilate is summoned to Rome. Somehow Procula manages their escape. This adventure story, based on plethora years of historical research, recreates Procula a lesser known Biblical personality. Throughout history she is only mentioned briefly three times. What power did she hold, if any? One woman's (Marion H. Youngquist) childhood quest has brought her to this conclusion-- After her own history making ordeal in New York City on Tuesday morning September 11, 2001. PROCULA novel sports a wealth of researched historical facts intertwined with deception, Intrigue and mystery surrounding Pontius Pilate's and wife PROCULA. Procula is by a strong independent self-awarded woman that is clearly prevalent in this novel of a young ubiquitous girl. Whom one day may have held the power to alter the course of history. Women throughout the world will easily relate to Procula's rise and potential fall. Anniversary Edition of PROCULA
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