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The cultural politics of slam poetry

by Somers-Willett, Susan B. A.,
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Michigan Press, (Ann Arbor :) Physical details: xi, 191 p. : ill.
Subject(s): 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. | Electronic books.
Year: 2009
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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. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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