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

• Autore: Somers-Willett Susan B. A. <1973->
• Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 pages)
• Disciplina: 808.5/45
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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?
• Titolo autorizzato: The cultural politics of slam poetry
• ISBN: 1-282-70355-2; 9786612703553; 0-472-02708-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812712503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthropology series (University of Michigan Press)