The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife
- Author: Amisu, Elizabeth
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Contents
- Foreword by Joseph Vogel, PhD
- Foreword by Karin Merx
- Acknowledgments Michael Jackson: A Selected Chronology
- PART I : Art as Life
- Chapter 1 Introduction Reading, Writing, and Rewriting Michael Jackson
- Chapter 2 A Critical Survey of Michael Jackson Studies
- Chapter 3 On Michael Jackson's Dancing the Dream
- Chapter 4 Narrative in Michael Jackson's Bad
- Chapter 5 Identity and Identification in Michael Jackson's Dangerous
- Chapter 6 "Liberace Has Gone to War: Undressing Michael Jackson's Fashion
- Chapter 7 "Instrument of Nature": The Voice of Michael Jackson
- PART II : Life as Art
- Chapter 8 Thoughts on Michael Jackson's Transformations
- Chapter 9 "Throwing Stones to Hide Your Hands": The Mortal Persona of Michael Jackson
- Chapter 10 Recontextualizing Michael Jackson's Blackness
- Chapter 11 HIStory and Michael Jackson's Autobiographical Potency
- Chapter 12 Michael Jackson and Children Revisited
- Chapter 13 "Faith, Hope, and Love": The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson
- Chapter 14 From Crown to Cross: The Poisoned Chalice of Thriller 's Success
- PART III : Art beyond Life
- Chapter 15 Horcruxes: Michael (Split Seven Ways) Jackson
- Chapter 16 "Through the Looking Glass": Notes on Michael Jackson and Andy Warhol
- Chapter 17 Invincible : Michael Jackson's Lost Late Album
- Chapter 18 Michael Jackson's Obituaries and the Shakespearean Tragic Hero
- Chapter 19 Moonwalkers: Michael Jackson's Unique Fandom
- Chapter 20 The Power of the Editor and Michael Jackson's Posthumous Releases
- Chapter 21 Epilogue: Three Dangerous Philosophies Articles 21.1 "The Isle Is Full of Noises": Revisiting the Peter Pan of Pop 21.2 Crack Music: Michael Jackson's Invincible 21.3 "Heard It on the Grapevine": Are We Losing Michael Jackson All Over Agai
- Appendices A.1 From Object to Subject: A Critical Survey on the Representation of Blackness in the Early Modern Period A.2 "With All His Beauteous Race": High-Status Blacks in The Masque of Blackness and The Merchant of Venice A.2.1 Niger, a High-Stat
- Conclusion Notes
- Bibliography
- Index