The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America

The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America /

"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 empi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Somers-Willett, Susan B. A., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2009.
Series:Anthropology series.
Subjects:
1900-1999
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.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Speech.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
American poetry
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Oral interpretation of poetry
Performance poetry
Poetry > Political aspects
Poetry slams
Race in literature
Slam Poetry
United States
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of 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.

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