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And a Black artist was crowned its undisputed king.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMichael Jackson and the Reinvention of Pop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, critically acclaimed author Joseph Vogel—whose groundbreaking book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMan in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e redefined Jackson scholarship—brings together seven of his most influential essays originally published in major outlets such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaken together, these pieces trace how Jackson did more than top charts. He reimagined the very architecture of popular culture. He transformed the album into a cinematic event, the music video into high art, the live performance into global spectacle. 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Drawing on two decades of research, firsthand interviews with people inside Jackson’s inner circle, and a careful examination of the public record, Vogel revisits the controversies that have surrounded Jackson—from the sensationalized media coverage of his 2005 trial to the renewed debates sparked by modern documentaries and lawsuits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is not a defense or a dismissal of the allegations, but something far rarer in the age of outrage: context. 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