Michael Jackson’s This is It

compose a journal entry on the processes by which sponsors death reconciled the figure of Michael Jackson with African American communities, by which Black politics and history influenced the black musical production of the late 2000s, Identify the most important discursive aspects of an icon’s death and Assess the different aspects (in politics, composition and production) of the Black musical production of the late 2000s.
Readings: (if you want to use other sources thats fine, but please cite them) also you don’t have to use all the readings i have provided.
• Vogel, Joseph. Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson. New York: Sterling, 2011: Chapter 9 http://pdfpremiumfree.com/download/man-in-the-music-creative-life-and-work-of-michael-jackson-joseph-vogel-pdf/
• Smallcombe, Mike. Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson. Chapter 17, 18, 19 https://archive.org/details/makingmichaelins0000smal
• George, Nelson. Thriller: The Musical Life of Michael Jackson. 1 edition. New York: Da Capo Press, 2010: 205-217 https://archive.org/details/thrillermusicall0000geor/page/n263/mode/2up
• Greenburg, Zack O’Malley. Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire. New York: Atria Books, 2014: 199-245 https://www.pdfdrive.com/michael-jackson-inc-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-a-billion-dollar-empire-e196436507.html
• Fast, susan. Difference that Exceeded Understanding: Remembering Michael Jackson (1958–2009)