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1 online resource (xxvi, 352 pages) : illustrations |
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monochrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-340) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Joseph Vogel, PhD -- Foreword / by Karin Merx -- Michael Jackson: a selected chronology -- Part I. Art as life. Introduction: reading, writing, and rewriting Michael Jackson ; A critical survey of Michael Jackson studies ; On Michael Jackson's Dancing the dream ; Narrative in Michael Jackson's Bad ; Identity and identification in Michael Jackson's Dangerous ; "Liberace has gone to war": undressing Michael Jackson's fashion ; "Instrument of nature": the voice of Michael Jackson -- Part II. Life as art. Thoughts on Michael Jackson's transformations ; "Throwing stones to hide your hands": the mortal persona of Michael Jackson ; Recontextualizing Michael Jackson's blackness ; HIStory and Michael Jackson's autobiographical potency ; Michael Jackson and children revisited ; "Faith, hope, and love": the dangerous philosophies of Michael Jackson ; From crown to cross: the poisoned chalice of Thriller's success -- Part III. Art beyond life. Horcruxes: Michael (split seven ways) Jackson ; "Through the looking glass": notes on Michael Jackson and Andy Warhol ; Invincible: Michael Jackson's lost late album ; Michael Jackson's obituaries and the Shakespearean tragic hero ; Moonwalkers: Michael Jackson's unique fandom ; The power of the editor and Michael Jackson's posthumous releases ; Epilogue: three Dangerous philosophies articles. 1. "The isle is full of noises": revisiting the Peter Pan of pop ; 2. Crack music: Michael Jackson's Invincible ; 3. "Heard it on the grapevine": are we losing Michael Jackson all over again? -- Appendices. A.1. From object to subject: a critical survey on the representation of blackness in the early modern period ; A.2. "With all his beauteous race": high-status blacks in The masque of blackness and The merchant of Venice ; A.2.1. Niger, a high-status black character in The masque of blackness ; A.2.2. Morocco, a high-status black character in The merchant of Venice ; A.2.3. Gender and the depictions of Niger and Morocco ; A.2.4. Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Popular music -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Popular music -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Popular music. |
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Popular culture -- United States.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice. |
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MUSIC -- Lyrics. |
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Popular culture. |
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Vogel, Joseph, 1981- writer of foreword.
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Merx, Karin, writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Amisu, Elizabeth. Dangerous philosophies of Michael Jackson. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2016] 9781440838644 (DLC) 2016020710 (OCoLC)929588812 |
| ISBN |
9781440838651 (electronic book) |
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1440838658 (electronic book) |
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9781440838644 (hard copy) |
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144083864X (hard copy) |
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