1 option
The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America / Susan B. A. Somers-Willett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Somers-Willett, Susan B. A., 1973-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Performance poetry--United States--History and criticism.
- Performance poetry.
- American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- American poetry.
- Race in literature.
- Identity (Psychology) in literature.
- Oral interpretation of poetry.
- Poetry slams--United States--History.
- Poetry slams.
- Poetry--Political aspects--United States.
- Poetry.
- Poetry--Political aspects.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2009]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780472070596
- 0472070592
- 9780472050598
- 0472050591
- OCLC:
- 306798187
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.