| Description |
1 online resource (339 pages). |
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| Series |
American Studies - A Monograph Series - Band 215
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American Studies - A Monograph Series - Band 215.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; 0 Prelude: Consulting the Muse; 1 Taking Notes: Roots, Perspectives, and Goals; 2 Rehearsal: Fine-Tuning the Concept; 3 ReConnect! Performing a Trip Down Memory Lane; 4 Fragile Connections? Performing America(ns); 5 Transconnect! Performing Transcendences; 6 Epilogue: Betwixt, Between, and Beyond; Bibliography. |
| Summary |
Hauptbeschreibung 'Betwixt, between, or beyond?' is the first study of contemporary black performance poetry from the viewpoint of transnational American Studies. It investigates a vast array of performances ranging from online recordings to political rallies to the poetry slam and Broadway stage. Black poets discussed come from diverse personal and cultural backgrounds and include, e.g., Patricia Smith, Staceyann Chin, Taalam Acey, Bryonn Bain, and Tshaka Campbell. Developing an approach rooted in anthropological, ethnographic, and theatrical perceptions of performance, the study e. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Performance poetry -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Performance poetry. |
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United States. |
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American poetry -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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American poetry -- African American authors. |
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Poetry slams -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Poetry slams. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bauridl, Birgit M. Betwixt, between, or beyond? : Negotiating 'Trans' formations from the Liminal Sphere of Contemporary Black Performance Poetry. Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, ©2013 |
| ISBN |
3825373630 |
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9783825373634 (electronic book) |
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