{"product_id":"trash-talk-anti-obama-lore-and-race-in-the-twenty-first-century-9780520389243","title":"Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat racist rumors about Barack Obama tell us about the intractability of racism in American politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Barack Obama and his family have been the objects of rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories unprecedented in US politics. Outbreaks of anti-Obama lore have occurred in every national election cycle since 2004 and continue to the present day--two elections after his presidency ended. In \u003ci\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, folklorist Patricia A. Turner examines how these thought patterns have grown ever more vitriolic and persistent and what this means for American political culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the lens of attacks on Obama, \u003ci\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/i\u003e explores how racist tropes circulate and gain currency. As internet communications expand in reach, rumors and conspiracy theories have become powerful political tools, and new types of lore like the hoax and fake news have taken root. The mainstream press and political establishment dismissed anti-Obama mythology for years, registering concern only when it became difficult to deny how much power those who circulated it could command. \u003ci\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the ascendancy of Barack Obama was never a signal of a postracial America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11352204\"\u003ePatricia A. Turner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520389243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520389247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC070000\"\u003eRace \u0026amp; Ethnic Relations\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL040010\"\u003eAmerican Government | Executive Branch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC001000\"\u003eEthnic Studies | American | African American \u0026amp; Black Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia A. Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of African American Studies and of World Arts and Cultures\/Dance at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eI Heard It Through the Grapevine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhispers on the Color Line\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44525614301421,"sku":"9780520389243","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dfb99bd2-b5b7-4229-af1a-69601ca78dac.jpg?v=1701352455","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/trash-talk-anti-obama-lore-and-race-in-the-twenty-first-century-9780520389243","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}