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Signifyin(g), Sanctifyin', & Slam Dunking: A Reader in African American Expressive Culture
Gena Dagel Caponi
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Description for Signifyin(g), Sanctifyin', & Slam Dunking: A Reader in African American Expressive Culture
Paperback. A collection of readings that explore the role of black style in American culture. While each essay focuses on a different aspect of African-American culture, together they seek to reveal a set of creative principles, techniques and practices - a cultural aesthetic - that is consistent. Editor(s): Caponi, Gena Dagel. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Observers of American society have long noted the distinctive contribution of African Americans to the nation's cultural life. We find references to African American music and dance, black forms of oral expression, even a black style of playing basketball. But what do such terms really mean? Is it legitimate to talk about a distinct African American aesthetic, or is it simply a vestige of an outmoded racial essentialism? What makes a particular form of cultural expression ""black"", other than the fact that some African Americans may practice it? These are some of the questions addressed in the readings gathered in ... Read more
Observers of American society have long noted the distinctive contribution of African Americans to the nation's cultural life. We find references to African American music and dance, black forms of oral expression, even a black style of playing basketball. But what do such terms really mean? Is it legitimate to talk about a distinct African American aesthetic, or is it simply a vestige of an outmoded racial essentialism? What makes a particular form of cultural expression ""black"", other than the fact that some African Americans may practice it? These are some of the questions addressed in the readings gathered in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558491830
SKU
V9781558491830
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