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The dangerous philosophies of Michael Jackson : his music, his persona, and his artistic afterlife /
An essential companion to Michael Jackson's music, films, and books, this work offers 21 original, academic essays on all things Jackson--from film, music, and dance to fashion, culture, and literature. Michael Jackson is regarded as one of the most important musicians of our time. Going well b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, California :
Praeger,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Foreword / by Joseph Vogel, PhD
- Foreword / by Karin Merx
- Michael Jackson: a selected chronology
- Part I. Art as life. Introduction: reading, writing, and rewriting Michael Jackson ; A critical survey of Michael Jackson studies ; On Michael Jackson's Dancing the dream ; Narrative in Michael Jackson's Bad ; Identity and identification in Michael Jackson's Dangerous ; "Liberace has gone to war": undressing Michael Jackson's fashion ; "Instrument of nature": the voice of Michael Jackson
- Part II. Life as art. Thoughts on Michael Jackson's transformations ; "Throwing stones to hide your hands": the mortal persona of Michael Jackson ; Recontextualizing Michael Jackson's blackness ; HIStory and Michael Jackson's autobiographical potency ; Michael Jackson and children revisited ; "Faith, hope, and love": the dangerous philosophies of Michael Jackson ; From crown to cross: the poisoned chalice of Thriller's success
- Part III. Art beyond life. Horcruxes: Michael (split seven ways) Jackson ; "Through the looking glass": notes on Michael Jackson and Andy Warhol ; Invincible: Michael Jackson's lost late album ; Michael Jackson's obituaries and the Shakespearean tragic hero ; Moonwalkers: Michael Jackson's unique fandom ; The power of the editor and Michael Jackson's posthumous releases ; Epilogue: three Dangerous philosophies articles. 1. "The isle is full of noises": revisiting the Peter Pan of pop ; 2. Crack music: Michael Jackson's Invincible ; 3. "Heard it on the grapevine": are we losing Michael Jackson all over again?
- Appendices. A.1. From object to subject: a critical survey on the representation of blackness in the early modern period ; A.2. "With all his beauteous race": high-status blacks in The masque of blackness and The merchant of Venice ; A.2.1. Niger, a high-status black character in The masque of blackness ; A.2.2. Morocco, a high-status black character in The merchant of Venice ; A.2.3. Gender and the depictions of Niger and Morocco ; A.2.4. Conclusion.