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100 1 a| Jenkins, Tammie,d| 1970-?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 14 a| The intertextuality of Black American spoken word and African griot traditionh| [electronic resource] :b| from the motherland to America /c| Tammie Jenkins.;

260 a| Lanham :b| Lexington Books,c| [2025];

300 a| ix, 165 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: From oral tradition to spoken word poetry -- Genealogical forebearers and other familial relations -- Innovative descendants popularize a genre -- Meshell Ndegeocello: dig up ethnographic sounds -- Ursula Rucker celebrates devalued minerals -- Conclusion: Finding family and establishing relationships across boundaries.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book analyzes how two mainstream poets reimagined history, politics, and the arts to create counternarratives that challenged social narratives across time, enabling Black American spoken word poets to communicate and build reciprocal relationships with their listening audiences today across intersections of race, gender, and class"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

600 10 a| NdegéOcello, Me'Shell,d| 1969-x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A709951;

600 10 a| Rucker, Ursulax| Criticism and interpretation.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| Spoken word poetry, Americanx| History and criticism.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

650 0 a| American poetryx| African American authorsx| History and criticism.=| ^A33909;

650 0 a| American poetryx| African influences.=| ^A15824;

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The intertextuality of Black American spoken word and African griot tradition from the motherland to America / Tammie Jenkins.

Author/creator	Jenkins, Tammie, 1970-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2025]
Description	ix, 165 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969---Criticism and interpretation. Rucker, Ursula--Criticism and interpretation. Spoken word poetry, American--History and criticism. American poetry--African American authors. --History and criticism. American poetry--African influences.

Contents	Introduction: From oral tradition to spoken word poetry -- Genealogical forebearers and other familial relations -- Innovative descendants popularize a genre -- Meshell Ndegeocello: dig up ethnographic sounds -- Ursula Rucker celebrates devalued minerals -- Conclusion: Finding family and establishing relationships across boundaries.
Abstract	"This book analyzes how two mainstream poets reimagined history, politics, and the arts to create counternarratives that challenged social narratives across time, enabling Black American spoken word poets to communicate and build reciprocal relationships with their listening audiences today across intersections of race, gender, and class"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-161) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024047079
ISBN	9781666933475 (cloth)
ISBN	(epub)

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