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The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry : Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Anthropology SeriesPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (206 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780472027088
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Cultural Politics of Slam PoetryDDC classification:
  • 808.5/45
LOC classification:
  • PN4151
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Slam and the Search for Poetry's Great Audience -- 1. On Page and Stage: Slam Poetry as a Genre -- 2. Poetry and the People: The Cultural Tensions of American Popular Verse in Performance -- 3. I Sing the Body Authentic: Slam Poetry and the Cultural Politics of Performing Identity -- 4. "Commercial Niggas Like Me": Spoken Word Poetry, Hip-Hop, and the Racial Politics of Going Mainstream -- Epilogue: "Designs for Living"-Notes on the Future of Slam Poetry -- Appendix -- Document 1: The Official Rules of National Poetry Slam Competition -- Document 2: The Official National Poetry Slam "Emcee Spiel -- Document 3: The Official National Poetry Slam Instructions for Judges -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Slam and the Search for Poetry's Great Audience -- 1. On Page and Stage: Slam Poetry as a Genre -- 2. Poetry and the People: The Cultural Tensions of American Popular Verse in Performance -- 3. I Sing the Body Authentic: Slam Poetry and the Cultural Politics of Performing Identity -- 4. "Commercial Niggas Like Me": Spoken Word Poetry, Hip-Hop, and the Racial Politics of Going Mainstream -- Epilogue: "Designs for Living"-Notes on the Future of Slam Poetry -- Appendix -- Document 1: The Official Rules of National Poetry Slam Competition -- Document 2: The Official National Poetry Slam "Emcee Spiel -- Document 3: The Official National Poetry Slam Instructions for Judges -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference?.

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