Articulate while Black : Barack Obama, language, and race in the U.S. / / H. Samy Alim and Geneva Smitherman ; foreword by Michael Eric Dyson

• Autore: Alim H. Samy
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 205 p. ) : ill
• Disciplina: 306.440973
• Soggetto topico: Black English - United States; Race awareness - United States; African Americans - Languages; English language - Social aspects - United States; Language and education - United States; Sociolinguistics - United States
• Altri autori: SmithermanGeneva <1940->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Foreword: Orator-In-Chief -- Showin Love -- 1. "Nah, We Straight": Black Language and America's First Black President -- 2. A.W.B. (Articulate While Black): Language and Racial Politics in the United States -- 3. Makin a Way Outta No Way: The "Race Speech" and Obama's Rhetorical Remix -- 4. "The Fist Bump Heard 'Round the World": How Black Communication Becomes Controversial -- 5. "My President's Black, My Lambo's Blue": Hip Hop, Race, and the Culture Wars -- 6. Change the Game: Language, Education, and the Cruel Fallout of Racism -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 'Articulate While Black', two renowned scholars of Black Language address language and racial politics in the US through an insightful examination of President Barack Obama's language use - and America's response to it.
• Titolo autorizzato: Articulate while Black
• ISBN: 0-19-998598-7; 1-283-84850-3; 0-19-981297-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910954822803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II