Richard Iton

Richard Iton was a professor of African American studies Northwestern University nationally known for his work on the ways black popular culture forged community and affected politics.^[1] A political scientist by training, Iton is most known for his 2008 book, “In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era” (Oxford University Press, 2008), which explores the relationship between popular culture and institutionalized politics.

References

1. http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2013/04/african-american-studies-scholar-richard-iton-dies-at-51.html