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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812712503321

Autore

Somers-Willett Susan B. A. <1973->

Titolo

The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America / / Susan B. A. Somers-Willett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-70355-2

9786612703553

0-472-02708-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 pages)

Collana

Anthropology series

Imprint series

Disciplina

808.5/45

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?