Black English and the Mass Media

About the Book

From analysis of the mass media, Dr. Brasch develops a major new theory to explain the historical development of Black English, and to present a hypothesis that may explain historical development of genre. Dr. Brasch discusses the sociological, psychological, cultural, historical, linguistic, and journalistic bases of Black English. Black English and the Mass Media provides a significant and important base for understanding American language and culture.

About the Author

Dr. Brasch is a national award-winning writer-journalist and college professor. He was a newspaper reporter and editor, multimedia writer-producer, and magazine writer-editor. He is also the author of 11 other books, including Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus, and the ¡®Cornfield Journalist¡¯: The Tale of Joel Chandler Harris.