Bøker av Walter Greason

The Graphic History of Hip Hop is a unique expression of artistic genius and historical analysis that celebrates the fiftieth anniversary and beyond of a music revolution that changed the world in the last twentieth century. Writer Walter Greason and artist Tim Fielder have blended music, history, and graphic art into an unforgettable graphic novel experience for readers everywhere.

Illmatic Consequences combines social science and hip-hop studies to address disinformation and propaganda that distorted political discourse after the 2020 election. In this text, scholars and activists come together to clap back on the lies that animated attacks at local school boards and the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. capitol. Following a thematic structure, these contributors address "The Crisis," "The Clapback," and "The Consequences" using hip-hop and Afrofuturism as models for analysis and solutions to the cultural divisions in the United States. The cycle of progress followed by backlash threatens the stability of world affairs in the 21st century. These writers offer clear insight across multiple disciplines to create an inclusive civil society. Inspired by the work of David Roediger, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X. Kendi, and Carol Anderson, Illmatic Consequences stretches the vision and lexicon of Nasir Jones to a new generation of artists. Readers of this text will become the vanguard of a global society dedicated to freedom, justice, and decolonization.

Examines the dynamic relationship between real and imagined spaces, subjects, and objects across disciplines. Forged from lifetimes of academic work that balanced critical insight with constant creativity, Julian Chambliss and Walter Greason document, analyze, and synthesize multiple traditions of critical analysis and aesthetic performance.

Applies intersectional analyses to understand race in the twentieth century as specific form of ideological technology. Focusing on the events and voices between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement, the authors explore the economic, political, social, and cultural foundations of white supremacy as products of an emerging industrial order.