I Wonder U : : How Prince Went beyond Race and Back / / Adilifu Nama.
In 1993, Prince infamously changed his name to a unique, unpronounceable symbol. Yet this was only one of a long string of self-reinventions orchestrated by Prince as he refused to be typecast by the music industry’s limiting definitions of masculinity and femininity, of straightness and queerness,...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2019] ©2020 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (186 p.) :; 13 B-W Photographs |
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Summary: | In 1993, Prince infamously changed his name to a unique, unpronounceable symbol. Yet this was only one of a long string of self-reinventions orchestrated by Prince as he refused to be typecast by the music industry’s limiting definitions of masculinity and femininity, of straightness and queerness, of authenticity and artifice, or of black music and white music. Revealing how he continually subverted cultural expectations, I Wonder U examines the entirety of Prince’s diverse career as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, record label mogul, movie star, and director. It shows how, by blending elements of R&B, rock, and new wave into an extremely videogenic package, Prince was able to overcome the color barrier that kept black artists off of MTV. Yet even at his greatest crossover success, he still worked hard to retain his credibility among black music fans. In this way, Adilifu Nama suggests, Prince was able to assert a distinctly black political sensibility while still being perceived as a unique musical genius whose appeal transcended racial boundaries. |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781978805200 9783110690330 |
DOI: | 10.36019/9781978805200 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Adilifu Nama. |