| Description |
1 online resource (232 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"FOX's musical drama Empire has been hailed as the savior of broadcast television, drawing 15 million viewers weekly. A "hip-hopera" inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear and 1980s prime-time soap Dynasty, the series is at the forefront of a black popular culture Renaissance yet has stirred controversy in the black community"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the Empire state of mind: the birth of a cultural phenomenon -- The Lyon family hustle: a new look at the black family on tv -- Boom, boom, boom, boom: lucious Lyon and the black outlaw's American dream -- The name's Cookie, ask about me: the fierce and flawed feminism of Cookie Lyon -- My three sons: reflections on black masculinity in Empire -- Lee Daniels doesn't care about black people! -- Representation vs. exploitation -- The Empire effect: the revolution will be televised. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Empire (Television program : 2015)
|
|
Empire (Television program : 2015) |
|
African Americans on television.
|
|
African Americans on television. |
|
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. |
| ISBN |
9781476632506 (electronic book) |
|
1476632502 (electronic book) |
|
9781476673677 |
|
1476673675 |
|
