Killing Poetry : Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities /

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"In recent decades, poetry slams and the spoken word artists who compete in them have sparked a resurgent fascination with the world of poetry. However, there is little critical dialogue that fully engages with the cultural complexities present in slam and spoken word poetry communities, as wel...

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Autor principal: Johnson, Javon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Poetry > Social aspects.
Poetry slams.
Poetry > Political aspects.
Performance poetry.
American poetry > African American authors.
American poetry.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Rap & Hip Hop.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
ART > Performance.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
POETRY > American > African American.
Poesie americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Poesie > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Poesie-performance > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Slam > États-Unis > Histoire.
Poesie americaine > Auteurs noirs americains > Histoire et critique.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
American poetry > 21st century > History and criticism.
Poetry > Political aspects > United States.
Poetry > Social aspects > United States.
Performance poetry > United States > History and criticism.
Poetry slams > United States > History.
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Let the slam begin : history, method, and beyond
  • 2. "This DPL, come on!" : black manhood in the Los Angeles slam and spoken word scene
  • 3. SlamMasters : toward creative and transformative justice
  • 4. Button up : viral poetry and rethinking the archives
  • 5 Conclusion: "That is the slam, everybody"
  • Glossary.

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