Killing poetry : blackness and the making of slam and spoken word communities / Javon Johnson.

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"In recent decades, poetry slams and the spoken word artists who compete in them have sparked a resurgent fascination with the world of poetry. However, there is little critical dialogue that fully engages with the cultural complexities present in slam and spoken word poetry communities, as well as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Javon (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism.
Poetry slams > United States > History.
Performance poetry > United States > History and criticism.
Poetry > Social aspects > United States.
Poetry > Political aspects > United States.
American poetry > 21st century > History and criticism.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
POETRY > American > African American.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
ART > Performance.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Rap & Hip Hop.
American poetry.
American poetry > African American authors.
Performance poetry.
Poetry > Political aspects.
Poetry slams.
Poetry > Social aspects.
United States.
1900-2099
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Physical Description:xi, 156 pages ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Blackness and the making of slam and spoken word communities
Slam and spoken word communities
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Let the slam begin : history, method, and beyond
  • 2. "This DPL, come on!" : black manhood in the Los Angeles slam and spoken word scene
  • 3. SlamMasters : toward creative and transformative justice
  • 4. Button up : viral poetry and rethinking the archives
  • 5 Conclusion: "That is the slam, everybody"
  • Glossary.