Representations of multiracial Americans; especially those with one black and one white parent; appear everywhere in contemporary culture; from reality shows to presidential politics. Some depict multiracial individuals as mired in painful confusion; others equate them with progress; as the embodiment of a postracial utopia. In Transcending Blackness; Ralina L. Joseph critiques both depictions as being rooted inmdash;and still defined bymdash;the racist notion that blackness is a deficit that must be overcome.Analyzing emblematic representations of multiracial figures in popular culturemdash;Jennifer Bealss character in the The L Word; the protagonist in Danny Senzas novel Caucasia; the title character in the independent film Mixing Nia; and contestants in a controversial episode of the reality show Americas Next Top Model; who had to "switch ethnicities" for a photo shootmdash;Joseph identifies the persistence of two widespread stereotypes about mixed-race African Americans; those of "new millennium mulattas" and "exceptional multiracials." The former inscribes multiracial African Americans as tragic figures whose blackness predestines them for misfortune; the latter rewards mixed-race African Americans for successfully erasing their blackness. Addressing questions of authenticity; sexuality; and privilege; Transcending Blackness refutes the idea that race no longer matters in American society.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful. More Like Pop Tunes Rather Than BalladsBy loveguitarSince you cant "Look Inside!" I will tell you what the songs are:1.) "Against All Odds" (Take a Look at Me Now) - words and music by Phil Collins.2.) "Have I Told You Lately" - words and music by Van Morrison3.) "Alone" - words and music by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly4.) "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - from the motion picture; "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"; words and music by Robert John Lange and Michael Kamen.5.) "Fields of Gold" - music and lyrics by Sting.6.) "From a Distance" - words and music by Julie Gold*7.) "Hard to Say Im Sorry" - words and music by Peter Cetera and David Foster.*8.) "Ill Be There For You" - words and music by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.*9.) "Looks Like We Made It" - words and music by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings.10.) Its All Coming Back to Me Now" - words and music by Jim Steinman11.) "Lights" - words and music by Steve Perry and Neal Schon12.) "Say You; Say Me" - words and music by Lionel Richie13.) "Shes Got a Way" - words and music by Billy Joel14.) "Your Song" - words and music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin15.) "Rainy Day and Mondays" - Lyrics by Paul Williams; music by Roger Nichols.The tunes with the * beside them are in drop D tuning; the rest are in standard tuning. All the songs are relatively easy to play. If you are a staunch beginner they will be challenging; but a moderate player should have little trouble with them. The melody is included in a separate staff above the standard notation for guitar; which is above TAB for those who cant read music. Nice printing; dark and large enough to be easily seen and the book opens easily and will stay open on my music stand with the use of wooden clothespins.Im not exactly thrilled with the tunes however. I wanted "Ballads" but I took a chance on this book hoping for some much older tunes; so Im kind of disappointed about that. And I dont like over half of the tunes anyway so theres only a few I might use. Its not a bad book; but the melodies are very simplified and in some situations with these type of books I often will change the notation a bit to give the tune more flare. But; theyre o.k. the way they are. There are no exotic key signatures to deal with; most have just one sharp with no more than three; and no flatted keys; so the sight-reading isnt all that challenging. Some left-hand fingering suggestions are given in the notation but not in the TAB section. Actually; nothing extra is given in the TAB - only what fret on what string. Youll have to look at the notation to determine your timing; which is a good reason; among MANY to go ahead and learn to read standard notation. (o.k. rant over. I teach classical guitar so Im sort of biased against TAB). No right-hand fingerings are given but for those who have studied classical guitar; this book should present no problems in either area; LH or RH.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fun series for practice and learningBy Sarah AquinoIm a beginning guitarist and a fan of the beginning-intermediate Fingerpicking series by Hal Leonard. I own several of their titles and have used them regularly for fun and practice.The songs in this book are arranged simply but provide enough exercise for beginners; like me. I like this series because it helps break up practice routines with often redundant exercises. Even if simplistic; the songs are encourage and its been helping me to develop independence in my right and left hands.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book for all finger picking guitar playersBy jmittzGreat book for all finger picking guitar players. I am enjoy all of these Fingerpicking music book series that I have!