From Bourgeois to Boojie: Black Middle-class Performances

Vershawn Ashanti Young and Bridget Harris Tsemo collect a diverse assortment of pieces that examine the generational shift in the perception of the black middle class, from the serious moniker of "bourgeois" to the more playful, sardonic "boojie." Including such senior cultural workers as Amiri Baraka and Houston Baker, as well as younger scholars like Damion Waymer and Candice Jenkins, this significant collection contains essays, poems, visual art, and short stories that examine the complex web of representations that define the contemporary black middle class.

Author(s): Vershawn Ashanti Young, Bridget Harris Tsemo
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2011
Pages: 396
Categories: Social Science