Beauty In Black Performance

Author : Carolyn Nur Wistrand
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beauty in Black Performance written by Carolyn Nur Wistrand and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four plays contained herein bring together aspects of American history and culture that dramatise the presence and contributions of Africans and African Americans in the shaping of the United States. Written for performance by junior and high school youth, the plays introduce students to the Middle Passage, the Antebellum South, slave revolts in 19th-century America, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era, lynching, folktales of the Deep South and the Harlem Renaissance.

Author : Carolyn Nur Wistrand
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beauty in Black Performance written by Carolyn Nur Wistrand and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four plays contained herein bring together aspects of American history and culture that dramatise the presence and contributions of Africans and African Americans in the shaping of the United States. Written for performance by junior and high school youth, the plays introduce students to the Middle Passage, the Antebellum South, slave revolts in 19th-century America, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era, lynching, folktales of the Deep South and the Harlem Renaissance.

Author : Morgan Parker
Publisher : Tin House Books
ISBN 13 : 1941040543
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce written by Morgan Parker and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TIME Magazine Best Paperback of 2017 One of Oprah Magazine's "Ten Best Books of 2017" "This singular poetry collection is a dynamic meditation on the experience of, and societal narratives surrounding, contemporary black womanhood. . . . These exquisite poems defy categorization." —The New Yorker The only thing more beautiful than Beyoncé is God, and God is a black woman sipping rosé and drawing a lavender bath, texting her mom, belly-laughing in the therapist’s office, feeling unloved, being on display, daring to survive. Morgan Parker stands at the intersections of vulnerability and performance, of desire and disgust, of tragedy and excellence. Unrelentingly feminist, tender, ruthless, and sequined, these poems are an altar to the complexities of black American womanhood in an age of non-indictments and deja vu, and a time of wars over bodies and power. These poems celebrate and mourn. They are a chorus chanting: You’re gonna give us the love we need.

Author : Anna Sewell
Publisher : Andersen Press
ISBN 13 : 1512416193
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Beauty written by Anna Sewell and published by Andersen Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Andersen Press Ltd."--Copyright page.

Author : Nella Larsen
Publisher : Alien Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 166762265X
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passing written by Nella Larsen and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 2022 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Passing first appeared in 1926.

Author : Paul C. Taylor
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405150629
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black is Beautiful written by Paul C. Taylor and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black is Beautiful identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, providing a long-overdue synthesis and the first extended philosophical treatment of this crucial subject. The first extended philosophical treatment of an important subject that has been almost entirely neglected by philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of art Takes an important step in assembling black aesthetics as an object of philosophical study Unites two areas of scholarship for the first time – philosophical aesthetics and black cultural theory, dissolving the dilemma of either studying philosophy, or studying black expressive culture Brings a wide range of fields into conversation with one another– from visual culture studies and art history to analytic philosophy to musicology – producing mutually illuminating approaches that challenge some of the basic suppositions of each Well-balanced, up-to-date, and beautifully written as well as inventive and insightful Winner of The American Society of Aesthetics Outstanding Monograph Prize 2017

Author : Susan Hill
Publisher : Square Fish
ISBN 13 : 1429995513
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Beauty and the Thunderstorm written by Susan Hill and published by Square Fish. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Beauty has just been bought by a new owner, Jerry. During a terrible storm, Jerry's daughter is lost outside. Will Black Beauty save her, or escape to freedom? The beloved Black Beauty returns in this new story created especially for beginning readers.

Author : D. Krasner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137066253
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Beautiful Pageant written by D. Krasner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American Arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theater, drama, sports, dance and politics. Looking at events as diverse as the prizefight between Jack Johnson and Jim 'White Hope' Jeffries, the choreography of Aida Walker and Ethel Waters, the writing of Zora Neale Hurston and the musicals of the period, Krasner paints a vibrant portrait of those years. This was the time when the residents of northern Manhattan were leading their downtown counterparts at the vanguard of artistic ferment while at the same time playing a pivotal role in the evolution of Black nationalism. This is a thrilling piece of work by an author who has been working towards this major opus for years now. It will become a classic that will stay on the American history and theater shelves for years to come.

Author : Hanif Abdurraqib
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 198480121X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Little Devil in America written by Hanif Abdurraqib and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A sweeping, genre-bending “masterpiece” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory and complexity—from Soul Train, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Whitney Houston, and Beyoncé ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Dallas Morning News, Publishers Weekly “Gorgeous essays that reveal the resilience, heartbreak, and joy within Black performance.”—Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Half “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. WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL AND THE GORDON BURN PRIZE • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AND THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Boston Globe, NPR, Rolling Stone, Esquire, BuzzFeed, Thrillist, She Reads, BookRiot, BookPage, Electric Lit, The Rumpus, LitHub, Library Journal, Booklist

Author : Omobolade Delano-Oriaran
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 154439442X
Total Pages : 585 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls written by Omobolade Delano-Oriaran and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be a part of the radical transformation to honor and respect Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls! This book is a collective call to action for educational justice and fairness for all Black Girls – Beautiful, Brilliant. This book engages willing and knowledgeable educators to disrupt and transform their learning spaces by presenting: Detailed chapters rooted in scholarship, lived experiences, and practice Activities, recommendations, shorter personal narratives, and poetry honoring Black Girls Resources centering Black female protagonists Companion videos illustrating first-hand experiences of Black Girls and women Tools in authentically connecting with Black Girls so they can do more than survive – they can thrive.