Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

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Author: Aisha Harris
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Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Harris, Aisha

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

CHF 39.84

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me

CHF 39.84
Author: Aisha Harris
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

MOST ANTICIPATED READS OF 2023: ELLE - The Millions - Essence / BEST SUMMER READS OF 2023: New York Times Book Review - USA Today - The Skimm - Bookpage - St Louis Post-Dispatch

"Aisha Harris is one of our smartest, most entertaining modern cultural critics. The nine pieces offer insight on Stevie Wonder, the Spice Girls, Pen15, and New Girl--among many other pop artifacts, of course--which might as well be parlance for, 'Read me immediately.'"

--ELLE

Aisha Harris has made a name for herself as someone you can turn to for a razor-sharp take on whatever show or movie everyone is talking about. Now, she turns her talents inward, mining the benchmarks of her nineties childhood and beyond to analyze the tropes that are shaping all of us, and our ability to shape them right back.

In the opening essay, an interaction with Chance the Rapper prompts an investigation into the origin myth of her name. Elsewhere, Aisha traces the evolution of the "Black Friend" trope from its Twainian origins through to the heyday of the Spice Girls, teen comedies like Clueless, and sitcoms of the New Girl variety. And she examines the overlap of taste and identity in this era, rejecting the patriarchal ethos that you are what you like. Whatever the subject, sitting down with her book feels like hanging out with your smart, hilarious, pop culture-obsessed friend--and it's a delight.



Author: Aisha Harris
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 06/13/2023
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780063249943


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/24/2023
Booklist 05/15/2023 pg. 5
BookPage 06/01/2023

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