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  Righteous Anger and the Fear of a Black Planet in Taxi Driver

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  Greg Oguss University of Southern California

  March 20, 2008

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  a commentary on the “Black is Beautiful” era, which dates back to James Brown’s 1968 hit “Say It Loud (I’m ... Black and I’m Proud),” a song that became the soundtrack to the following decade, featuring ...
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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  March 21, 2008

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  Hulk Smash Wimpy White Man Who is Also Hulk: Reasserting Masculine Authority through Masochism whiteness race gender adaptation masculinity superheroes masochism Marvel Enterprises CBS 1970s destabilize David Savran reflexive sadomasochism backlash Incred ...
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  Kung Fu and Cowboys: Hip Hop Cinema in the 1970s?

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  Cutler Edwards UC San Diego

  September 05, 2012

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  Kung Fu and Cowboys: Hip Hop Cinema in the 1970s? youth culture transnational radicalism race popular culture multiracial kung fu hip hop cowboy colonialism breaking breakdance b-boy 1970s Curator's Note We should consider popular 1970s films as pref ...