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The cultural politics of slam poetry :

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The cultural politics of slam poetry :

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race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America /

Susan B.A. Somers-Willett.

Ann Arbor :

University of Michigan Press,

©2009.

1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) :

illustrations

Anthropology series

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

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"The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry was born some twenty years ago in white working-class Chicago barrooms. Since then, the raucous competitions have spread internationally, launching a number of annual tournaments, inspiring a generation of young poets, and spawning a commercial empire in which poetry and hip-hop merge. The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry is the first critical book to take an in-depth look at slam, shedding light on the relationships that slam poets build with their audiences through race and identity performance and revealing how poets come to celebrate (and at times exploit) the politics of difference in American culture. With a special focus on African American poets, Susan B.A. Somers-Willett explores the pros and cons of identity representation in the commercial arena of spoken word poetry and, in doing so, situates slam within a history of verse performance, from blackface minstrelsy to Def Poetry."--Book cover.

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

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Cultural politics of slam poetry.

9780472050598

American poetry-- 20th century-- History and criticism.

Identity (Psychology) in literature.

Oral interpretation of poetry.

Performance poetry-- United States-- History and criticism.

Poetry-- Political aspects-- United States.

Poetry slams-- United States-- History.

Race in literature.

American poetry.

Identity (Psychology) in literature.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Communication Studies.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Speech.

Oral interpretation of poetry.

Performance poetry.

PERFORMING ARTS-- Theater-- History & Criticism.

Poetry-- Political aspects.

Poetry slams.

Race in literature.

Slam Poetry

United States.

USA.

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

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