{"product_id":"the-intertextuality-of-black-american-spoken-word-and-african-griot-tradition-from-the-motherland-to-america-hardcover","title":"The Intertextuality of Black American Spoken Word and African Griot Tradition: From the Motherland to America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTammie Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGriots \u003c\/i\u003ein Africa are considered among the first spoken word poets, as they used this oral tradition to preserve their society's cultural artifacts and traditions. These African oratory institutions underwent a transformative evolution during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and in the New World, many displaced African-born people continued the \u003ci\u003egriot\u003c\/i\u003e tradition, expanding this practice to include their lived experiences and social realities; hence, modernizing spoken word poetry. \u003ci\u003eThe Intertextuality of Black American Spoken Word and African Griot Tradition: From the Motherland to America\u003c\/i\u003e by Tammie Jenkins examines these relationships to show how spoken word poetry incorporates musical sampling to connect with historical events, politics, and African diasporic discourses from emancipation through the present. Using works by Meshell Ndegeocello and Ursula Rucker, Jenkins analyzes how they reimagine history, politics, and the arts to create counternarratives that challenge larger accepted social narratives. In doing so, their approach demonstrates how Black American spoken word poets communicate and build reciprocal relationships with their listening audiences across intersections of race, gender, class, and geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTammie Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is an independent scholar of curriculum instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67619705356390,"sku":"9781666933475","price":183.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cF05l_NHEJ9781666933475.webp?v=1791017466","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-intertextuality-of-black-american-spoken-word-and-african-griot-tradition-from-the-motherland-to-america-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}