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Signifyin(G), Sanctifyin', & Slam Dunking: A Reader in African American Expressive Culture Paperback - 1999
by Gena Dagel Caponi
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- Title Signifyin(G), Sanctifyin', & Slam Dunking: A Reader in African American Expressive Culture
- Author Gena Dagel Caponi
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Condition New
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Univ of Massachusetts Pr, Amherst
- Date 1999
- Features Bibliography, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # __155849183X
- ISBN 9781558491830 / 155849183X
- Weight 1.62 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 6.19 x 1.2 in (23.50 x 15.72 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Popular culture - United States, African Americans - Social life and customs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99018345
- Dewey Decimal Code 305.896
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From the rear cover
These are some of the questions addressed in the readings gathered in this volume by Gena Dagel Caponi. The essays, some previously published and others new, spring from a variety of disciplines and cover a broad range of topics -- from the communal ritual of the ring shout to the evolution of rap to the improvisational genius of Michael Jordan. While each piece focuses on a different aspect of African American expressive culture, together they reveal a set of creative principles, techniques, and practices -- a cultural aesthetic -- that is remarkably consistent and resilient.
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Citations
- Library Journal, 10/15/1999, Page 72
- Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2000, Page 23