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UNINA9910812712503321 |
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Autore |
Somers-Willett Susan B. A. <1973-> |
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Titolo |
The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America / / Susan B. A. Somers-Willett |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-70355-2 |
9786612703553 |
0-472-02708-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 pages) |
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Collana |
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Anthropology series |
Imprint series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Performance poetry - United States - History and criticism |
American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism |
Race in literature |
Identity (Psychology) in literature |
Oral interpretation of poetry |
Poetry slams - United States - History |
Poetry - Political aspects - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-178) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference? |
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