The cultural politics of slam poetry

Somers-Willett, Susan B. A., 1973-

The cultural politics of slam poetry race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America / [electronic resource] : Susan B. A. Somers-Willett. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009. - xi, 191 p. : ill.

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

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Performance poetry--History and criticism.--United States
American poetry--History and criticism.--20th century
Race in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Oral interpretation of poetry.
Poetry slams--History.--United States
Poetry--Political aspects--United States.


Electronic books.

PN4151 / .S67 2009eb

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