Judson L. Jeffries is professor of African American and African studies at The Ohio State University-Columbus. He is editor or author of numerous books, including Huey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist and On the Ground: The Black Panther Party in Communities across America, both published by University Press of Mississippi. Shannon M. Cochran is professor in the Department of English and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and coordinator of the African American Studies and Women's and Gender Studies programs at Clayton State University. Molly Reinhoudt is managing editor of Research in African Literatures and Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men in the Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University. Jeffries, Cochran, and Reinhoudt are also coeditors of Feel My Big Guitar: Prince and the Sound He Helped Create, published by University Press of Mississippi.
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One of the few silver linings in the wake of Prince's tragic 2016 death has been the proliferation of fresh scholarship examining his life and work from a vast range of disciplines and perspectives. If this eclectic volume is any indication, the 'Prince studies' renaissance is far from over, with the enclosed essays covering everything from Prince's oft-overlooked film career--including reevaluations of his 1984 screen debut Purple Rain, his 1986 follow-up Under the Cherry Moon, and his soundtrack for Tim Burton's 1989 blockbuster Batman--to his work for protege artists Sheila E and Denise Matthews (aka Vanity) to his brief but illustrious career as a high school basketball player! Most incredibly of all, as any fan will tell you, there's still plenty left to explore; here's hoping that we'll continue to see this caliber of scholarship on Prince for many years to come.--Zachary Hoskins, creator of the Dance / Music / Sex / Romance blog on www.princesongs.org