Why would the first book of the series Decolonize That! Handbooks for the Revolutionary Overthrow of Embedded Colonial Ideas take a shot at hipsters? How can white youth in skinny jeans and ironic t-shirts attempting to recycle mason jars and brew decent craft beer be held responsible for colonialism? This book traces the history of hipsters to the histories of appropriating cultures born out of transatlantic slavery. In his fierce, funny and sometimes shocking book, Grégory Pierrot takes a deep dive into gentrification, cultural appropriation, and white supremacy. What makes this book so special is Pierrot’s easy fusion of his professorial expertise in nineteenth-century African American and Caribbean studies with fluency in music and popular culture.
ISBN: 978-1-68219-317-4
