BLACK STAR RISING AND THE PURPLE REIGN EDITED BY DAPHNE A. BROOKS Scale 75 Many claim such a being

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BLACK STAR RISING AND THE PURPLE REIGN EDITED BY DAPHNE A. BROOKS Scale 75 Many claim such a beingBlackstar Rising and the Purple Reign is the first critical anthology dedicated to exploring the legacies of the pop music icons David Bowie and Prince. Daphne A. Brooks brings together an extraordinary array of writers, artists, and scholars, including Greg Tate, Jack Halberstam, Kara Keeling, Eric Lott, and Ann Powers, to offer fresh insight into how Bowie and Prince each fundamentally changed pop culture as musicians who emerged at the