The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry : Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Somers-Willett, Susan B. A., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Poetry > Political aspects > United States.
Poetry slams > United States > History.
Oral interpretation of poetry.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Race in literature.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Performance poetry > United States > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • On page and stage: slam poetry as a genre
  • Poetry and the people: the cultural tensions of American popular verse in performance
  • I sing the body authentic: slam poetry and the cultural politics of performing identity
  • "Commercial niggas like me": spoken word poetry, hip-hop, and the racial politics of going mainstream.

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