INTRODUCTION
Appropriation and American Mythmaking
PART I: SOUND AND BODY
CHAPTER 1
The Pop Star: Swinging and Singing
CHAPTER 2
The Cover Girl: Blackness, Groundbreaking
PART II: ART AND LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 3
The Artist: A Dead Boy Made Art
CHAPTER 4
The Hipster: The New White Negro
PART III: TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 5
The Meme: Kermit the Frog Meets Nina Simone
CHAPTER 6
The Viral Star: Opposite from Stardom
PART IV: ECONOMY AND POLITICS
CHAPTER 7
The Chef: America’s Whiteface Mammy
CHAPTER 8
The Entrepreneur: A Bit Free
CHAPTER 9
The Activist: The Time for Anger
CONCLUSION
Business as Usual
Acknowledgments
Notes