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Paddington Bear and Black British Migration Politics

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Adam Thomas Black Atlantic, Black Britian, Migration, popular culture, Windrush

This year, the United Kingdom celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee, acknowledging the achievement of a billionaire remaining alive for

Blackness, Dehumanized: A Black Feminist Analysis of ‘Bridgerton’

February 2, 2021February 21, 2021 Shaun Armstead black feminism, blackness, popular culture, race, racism, Visual Culture

Since its release on Christmas Day, Bridgerton has attracted international attention for its racial cosmopolitan reenactment of early nineteenth-century Britain.

Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ and the Pitfalls of African Consciousness

August 18, 2020August 17, 2020 Russell Rickford culture, popular culture

African American imaginings of Africa often intermingle with–and help illuminate–intimate hopes and desires for Black life in the United States.

Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: A New Book on Popular Black History in Postwar America

April 17, 2020April 12, 2020 AAIHS Editors black intellectual history, journalism, popular culture

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

Hugging History: Sense and Memory in HBO’s Watchmen

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Ambre Dromgoole #Watchmen, Historical Memory, popular culture, race, spirituality, Visual Culture

*This post is part of our online forum organized by Ahmad Greene-Hayes on HBO’s hit series Watchmen. In episode 2

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