Browsing by Subject "Literary form"
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- ItemGuided by Words and the Word: Negotiating Social Relations of Genre and Identity in Crafts' The Bondwoman's Narrative(2005) Franklin, Hilary; Stadler, Gustavus
- ItemThe Difficulties of Questioning My Assumptions: An Exploration of Genre, Form, Race, Culture, Authenticity, and Signifyin(g) in Slam Poetry(2011) Samors, Joshua; Beard, Linda Susan, 1951-In this essay, I begin with what I thought was a simple thesis statement, and investigate my assumptions about race, culture, and identity in the context of slam poetry. I engage critically with slam poetry as a genre and as a cultural event, while probing my assumptions with a combination of psychology and literary theory. In the end, I realize that my original goal was impossible given the language I was operating in, and posit that a new language is needed to explore these complex issues.
- ItemThe Evolution of Genre in Hammett and Chandler(2011) Hercher, James; McInerney, Maud Burnett