Is Dunbar Blue?: Speakerly Text and the Foundations of Blues Poetry |
"Why should the blues be so at home here? Well, America provided the atmosphere."-Gil Scott-Heron The "atmosphere" that Scott-Heron refers to is the place where the identity of Black America is born....
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:22:00 GMT |
Laugh to Keep from Cryin: Black English and Humor as a Means of Critiquing Mainstream Culture |
Humor is an important part of the cultural discourse of Black Americans, and has been one of the resources used in the US as a means to survive and "maintain" in the face of racially motivated oppress...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:15:00 GMT |
