Gena Dagel Caponi
Signifyin(G)- Sanct' &; Slam Dunking
- ISBN 13:
- 9781558491830
- author:
- Gena Dagel Caponi
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Massachusetts Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1999
- Pages:
- 480
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 15.72 x 3.05 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Signifyin(g), Sanctifyin', and Slam Dunking: A Reader in African American Expressive Culture by Gena Dagel Caponi explores the distinctive contribution of African Americans to American cultural life. This collection of essays delves into various aspects of African American expressive culture, including music, dance, oral expression, and basketball. The readings gathered here cover a broad range of topics, from communal rituals like the ring shout to the evolution of rap and the improvisational genius of Michael Jordan. Through these pieces, Caponi reveals a set of creative principles, techniques, and practices that form a remarkably consistent and resilient cultural aesthetic. This volume brings together previously published and new essays from various disciplines, shedding light on what makes African American cultural expressions "black" beyond their practice by some African Americans.
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