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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Library Reserve Desk | PN4151.S67 C85 2009 | 37684001061643 | Getz Reserve | Not holdable | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9780472050598 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0472050591 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xi, 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-178) ... Read More |
| Formatted Contents Note: | On page and stage: slam poetry as a genre -- ... Read More |
| Summary, etc.: | "The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry was ... Read More |
| Local Note: | Faculty reserve. Material for LENG-450 (Heyman). |
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Summary:
"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.