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Ehrich, William E. – 1993
Noting that the first adult fiction detective novel by an African-American was published in 1932, this bibliography lists and discusses 72 novels either written by African-Americans or featuring African-American detectives. The bibliography is divided into four sections: the first section discusses detective fiction written by African-American…
Descriptors: Authors, Blacks, Higher Education, Literary Genres
Dyson, Anne Haas – 2003
Building on the author's groundbreaking work in "Building Superheroes," this book traces the influence of a wide-ranging set of "textual toys" from children's lives--church and hip-hop songs, rap music, movies, TV, traditional jump-rope rhymes, the words of professional sports announcers and radio deejays--upon school learning…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Cultural Literacy, Folk Culture
Wilson, Wendy S.; Herman, Gerald H. – 1994
For many students, films and television provide not only a chief source of entertainment, but their only glimpse of history outside of a formal classroom. This book aims to stimulate media awareness and critical viewing skills in students through lessons in critical analysis and historical interpretation of selected films. The films chosen for…
Descriptors: American Indians, Audience Response, Blacks, Colonial History (United States)