Eminem: The Real Slim Shady (Hip Hop in America) (Signed)

Marcia Alesan Dawkins

ISBN 10: 0313398933 / ISBN 13: 9780313398933

Published by Praeger, 2013

About this Item

First Edition (2013.) Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 206 pages. Signed on the title page, "Marcia Alesan Dawkins." Includes a card from signing. The book and dust jacket are in fine good condition. Interior is clean and tight. Pictures available upon request. "Even if you know and love Eminem's music, this book will shed new light on the artist his work.you might just "lose yourself" and discover he's more than you imagine. The author presents a comprehensive and well-researched biography, full of notes, details and resources. Then she goes deeper and puts Eminem in context with an analysis that involves America, race, class, music, history and self-identity. A truly enjoyable and informative read."I have read some of his quotes "I like this guy!" Orange spine/Black text. #034798 Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eminem: The Real Slim Shady (Hip Hop in America) (Signed)
• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313398933
• ISBN 13: 9780313398933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed
• Book Type: Rap & Hip-Hop Musician Bio's

About this title

Synopsis

More than a decade after Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers, aka Slim Shady) disrupted mainstream hip-hop culture, he is even more hated, contested, and celebrated. His albums, autobiographies, and motion picture catapulted him into the upper echelon of American cultural icons. In Eminem: The Real Slim Shady, Dr. Marcia Alesan Dawkins, acclaimed author of Clearly Invisible: Racial Passing and the Color of Cultural Identity, offers a fresh way of looking at Eminem -- as performer, father, son, spiritual force, cultural critic, innovative businessman and polyethnic American -- that will excite those who already love the artist and inform those who want to understand him.

About the Author

Marcia Alesan Dawkins is a professor at USC Annenberg in Los Angeles, California. An award-winning writer and speaker, Dawkins -- known to "tweeps" as @drdawkins09 -- is a leading authority on how diversity, technology and creative storytelling are changing everything.  She is also the author of the critically-acclaimed book, Clearly Invisible: Racial Passing and the Color of Cultural Identity.