Betwixt, between, or beyond? - Negotiating Transformations from the Liminal Sphere of Contemporary Black Performance Poetry

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 explores poetry as a liminal site of negotiation, scrutinizes its relationship to national and cultural formations, and addresses issues such as the black experience; memory; identity; and the construction of (imagined) communities. Fusing concepts of African American Studies and Performance Studies with critical questions triggered by the transnational paradigm, the study insists on the participation of black performance poetry in (trans)national processes and highlights its cultural implications and socio-political performativity.

Zusammenfassung

‘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 explores poetry as a liminal site of negotiation, scrutinizes its relationship to national and cultural formations, and addresses issues such as the black experience; memory; identity; and the construction of (imagined) communities. Fusing concepts of African American Studies and Performance Studies with critical questions triggered by the transnational paradigm, the study insists on the participation of black performance poetry in (trans)national processes and highlights its cultural implications and socio-political performativity.

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Produktdetails

• Autoren: Birgit Bauridl, Birgit M Bauridl, Birgit M. Bauridl
• Verlag: Universitätsverlag Winter
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.06.2013
• EAN: 9783825359003
• ISBN: 978-3-8253-5900-3
• Seiten: 326
• Abmessung: 139 mm x 216 mm x 27 mm
• Gewicht: 488 g
• Illustration: 1 figure
• Serien: American Studies / A Monograph Series; American Studies; American Studies – A Monograph Series; American Studies / A Monograph Series
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; Englisch, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Performancekunst, afroamerikanische Literatur, Ethnic Studies, Performativität, Transnationalität, Identitätskonstruktion, Slam Poetry, afroamerikanische Kunst, Acey, Taalam, Bain, Bryonn, Schwellenkonzepte, Campbell, Tshaka, Smith, Patricia, Chin, Staceyann, Performance Poetry