| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
441 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print. rdafs |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print black voices |
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Thorndike Press large print Black voices.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
""I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too." Inspired by these few words, spoken by Josephine Baker at the 1963 March on Washington, MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellow and bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib has written a profound and lasting reflection on how Black performance is inextricably woven into the fabric of American culture. Each moment in every performance he examines--whether it's the twenty-seven seconds in "Gimme Shelter" in which Merry Clayton wails the words "rape, murder," a schoolyard fistfight, a dance marathon, or the instant in a game of spades right after the cards are dealt--has layers of resonance in Black and white cultures, the politics of American empire, and Abdurraqib's own personal history of love, grief, and performance. Touching on Michael Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Billy Dee Williams, the Wu-Tan Clan, Dave Chappelle, and more, Abdurraqib writes prose brimming with jubilation and pain. With care and generosity, he explains the poignancy of performances big and small, each one feeling intensely familiar and vital, both timeless and desperately urgent. Filled with sharp insight, humor, and heart, A Little Devil in America exalts the Black performance that unfolds in specific moments in time and space--from midcentury Paris to the moon, and back down again to a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
African Americans in the performing arts.
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American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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United States -- Race relations.
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African Americans -- Intellectual life.
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
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Large type books.
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large print books. (CStmoGRI)aat300206232
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African Americans in the performing arts. (OCoLC)fst00799740
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African Americans -- Intellectual life.
(OCoLC)fst00799627
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African Americans -- Race identity.
(OCoLC)fst00799666
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African Americans -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00799698
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American literature -- African American authors.
(OCoLC)fst00807114
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Race relations. (OCoLC)fst01086509
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Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
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| Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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| ISBN |
9798885780292 (large print) (hardcover) |
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