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Killing poetry : blackness and the making of slam and spoken word communities /

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Johnson, Javon (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.