Linda Tucker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3619977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda Tucker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | Tucker |
| SIGNATURE | TUCKER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Arkansas University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Blackballed: Basketball and Representations of the Black Male Athlete
This article argues that historical images of Black men as hypersexual criminals inform contemporary responses to and representations of Black male basketball players. It argues that the methods by which whites manage their fearful and voyeuristic responses to Black male athletes are representative of how they manage their relationships to Black men generally. The article argues that it is possible to better understand the cycle of white lore wit…
Holler if Ya Hear Me”: Black Men, (Bad) Raps, and Resistance
This essay borrows its title from Tupac Shakur’s song “Holler if Ya Hear Me” (Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.). Both the song and this essay address what Houston Baker characterizes as African American males’ struggles to be heard, as opposed to being rendered silent participants in the “scene” of American violence. I counter critics’ misrepresentations and efforts to malign rap music and artists by locating rap music within a frontier-like, resista…
Blackballed: Basketball and Representations of the Black Male Athlete
This article argues that historical images of Black men as hypersexual criminals inform contemporary responses to and representations of Black male basketball players. It argues that the methods by which whites manage their fearful and voyeuristic responses to Black male athletes are representative of how they manage their relationships to Black men generally. The article argues that it is possible to better understand the cycle of white lore wit…
Holler if Ya Hear Me”: Black Men, (Bad) Raps, and Resistance
This essay borrows its title from Tupac Shakur’s song “Holler if Ya Hear Me” (Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.). Both the song and this essay address what Houston Baker characterizes as African American males’ struggles to be heard, as opposed to being rendered silent participants in the “scene” of American violence. I counter critics’ misrepresentations and efforts to malign rap music and artists by locating rap music within a frontier-like, resista…
Holler if Ya Hear Me”: Black Men, (Bad) Raps, and Resistance
This essay borrows its title from Tupac Shakur’s song “Holler if Ya Hear Me” (Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.). Both the song and this essay address what Houston Baker characterizes as African American males’ struggles to be heard, as opposed to being rendered silent participants in the “scene” of American violence. I counter critics’ misrepresentations and efforts to malign rap music and artists by locating rap music within a frontier-like, resista…
Blackballed: Basketball and Representations of the Black Male Athlete
This article argues that historical images of Black men as hypersexual criminals inform contemporary responses to and representations of Black male basketball players. It argues that the methods by which whites manage their fearful and voyeuristic responses to Black male athletes are representative of how they manage their relationships to Black men generally. The article argues that it is possible to better understand the cycle of white lore wit…
History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Athletes (1 works) · Basketball (1 works) · Black male (1 works) · Digital Games and Media (1 works)