Framing the Black Panthers: The Spectacular Rise of a Black Power Icon

Framing the Black Panthers: The Spectacular Rise of a Black Power Icon
ISBN-10
0252099648
ISBN-13
9780252099649
Category
Social Science
Pages
404
Language
English
Published
2017-01-30
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Author
Jane Rhodes

Description

A potent symbol of black power and radical inspiration, the Black Panthers still evoke strong emotions. This edition of Jane Rhodes's acclaimed study examines the extraordinary staying power of the Black Panthers in the American imagination. Probing the group's longtime relationship to the media, Rhodes traces how the Panthers articulated their message through symbols and tactics the mass media could not resist. By exploiting press coverage through everything from posters to public appearances to photo ops, the Panthers created a linguistic and symbolic universe as salient today as during the group's heyday. They also pioneered a sophisticated version of mass media activism that powers contemporary African American protest. Featuring a timely new preface by the author, Framing the Black Panthers is a breakthrough reconsideration of a fascinating phenomenon.

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