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Step into a World : A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature by Kevin...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “dust jack is good. Book is in very good condition.”
- ISBN
- 9780471380603
- Book Title
- Step Into a World : a Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
- Topic
- American / African American, Communication Studies, General, American / General
- Item Weight
- 31 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471380601
ISBN-13
9780471380603
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1743550
Product Key Features
Book Title
Step Into a World : a Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Topic
American / African American, Communication Studies, General, American / General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
31 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-043300
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Poet and journalist Powell (Keepin 'It Real, 1997) is one of the most audible and outspoken advocates of the young black literary voice on the scene today. He has here assembled the essays, fiction, poetry, criticism, and journalism of more than 100 young writers. Although of predictably variable quality, most entries are engaging and provocative, with stand-out work by Malcolm Gladwell ("The Sports Taboo: Why Blacks are Like Boys and Whites are Like Girls"), Daphne Brooks (a critical piece on Oprah's book club), Erin Aubrey (a consideration of Ebonics), Scott Poulson-Bryant (an insightful article on Sean "Puffy" Combs), and the very beautiful and often disturbing fiction of such talents as Junot Diaz, Christopher John Farley, John Keene, Victor D. La Valle, Phylis Alesia Perry, and Bernardine Evaristo. Considering a wide range of subjects (including sexuality, violence, feminism, linguistics, politics, prostitution, music, love, media, and spirituality), these short works are linked only by the racial origins of their authors. Powell's decision to alphabetize entries within categories serves to reiterate this lack of overriding theme and to emphasize the infinite range and flexibility of this, the new world of black writers. A fascinating collection of work from established authors and bold new voices. --Kirkus Reviews, November 2000 This anthology of young, contemporary black writers generally maintains a precarious balance between authentic discovery and promotional marketing, although the writing varies widely in quality and relevance (some selections are quite riveting, others just self- absorbed). Divided into six sections- "Essays," "Hip-Hop Journalism," "Criticism," "Fiction," "Poetry," and "Dialogue"- the collection presents a broad range of voices and perspectives, although a majority of them are, not surprisingly, from the United States. While some of the texts, particularly those on hip- hop, seem overly dramatic and hyperbolic, some very fine writing emerges in the "Essays" section. Mostly autobiographical, these selections address the very real contemporary problems of black identity in a post civil Rights era in which the political battle lines have become much more blurred and the issues of self, nation, class, gender, sexuality, and history are immensely complicated. The items in the "Dialogue" section are the most strident and the most inventive and compelling. Even through this book will mainly be used as a classroom textbook, it could be a valuable addition to larger collections and other libraries interested in offering brief introductions to young black writers. -Roger A. Berger, Everett Community Coll., WA Library Journal November 15, 2000
Dewey Decimal
820.8/0896
Table Of Content
Partial table of contents: ESSAYS. Donnell Alexander: Are Black People Cooler than White People? Hilton Als: GWTW. Valerie Boyd: In Search of Alice Walker. Veronica Chambers: Mama's Girl. Trey Ellis: The Visible Man. Ekow Eshun: Return to the Planet of the Apes. Lisa Jones: Are We Tiger Woods Yet? Bruce Morrow: She and I. Lonnae O'Neal Parker: White Girl? Natasha Tarpley: Texaco. Toure: Speaking in Tongues. Daniel J. Wideman: Your Friendly Neighborhood Jungle. HIP-HOP JOURNALISM. Harry Allen: Hip-Hop Hi-Tech. Cheo Hodari Coker: The Death of Rock n' Roll. Joan Morgan: hip-hop feminist. Scott Poulson-Bryant: This Is Not a Puff Piece. Kevin Powell: Live from Death Row. CRITICISM. Jabari Asim: Angles of Vision. Erin Aubry: The Soul of Black Talk. Kevin Baldeosingh: Do Books Matter? Debra Dickerson: She's Gotta Have It. Lynell George: No Entry. Esther Iverem: What About Black Romance? FICTION. Paul Beatty: The White Boy Shuffle. Junot Diaz: The Sun, the Moon, the Stars. Tananarive Due: Prologue, 1963. Bernardine Evaristo: The Emperor's Babe. Christopher John Farley: the missionary position. John R. Keene: My Son, My Heart, My Life. Jake Lamar: The Last Integrationist. Victor D. LaValle: slave. Ben Okri: The Famished Road. Phyllis Alesia Perry: Stigmata. Patricia Powell: The Pagoda. Lisa Teasley: Baker. Jervey Tervalon: Rika. POETRY. Toyin Adewale: Safari. Elizabeth Alexander: Fugue. Jeffery Renard Allen: The Clearing. Charlie Braxton: I Dream of Jesus. Shonda Buchanan: personal. Adrian Castro: One Irony of the Caribbean. Wayde Compton: Legba, Landed. Nikky Finney: Assam. Brian Gilmore: swampy river. Duriel E. Harris: from "Awakening". Yona Harvey: Sleep. Ogaga Ifowodo: You Are Chic Now, Che. Arnold J. Kemp: 100 Times. Jessica Care Moore: The Outcome. Samwiri Mukuru: Nairobi Streetlights. G. E. Patterson: Autobiography of a Black Man. Carl Phillips: Blue. Rohan Preston: Patrimony. Vanessa Richards: Calypso the outside woman. Kristina Rungano: The Woman. Angela Shannon: Sunday. Renee Simms: Purple Impala. Patrick Sylvain: Windows of Exile. Natasha Tretheway: Collection Day. Marco Villalobos: Insomnia. DIALOGUE. Ras Baraka: Black Youth Black Art Black Face--An Address. Tisa Bryant: we are trying to ?(have me) conceive. Cege Githiora: Binga--Diary Entry. Sarah Jones: Just Beneath the Surface--An Email. Teresa N. Washington: An Atlantic Away: A Letter from Africa. Contributors. Self-Portrait: Radcliffe Bailey, the Cover Artist. Selected Bibliography of Black Literature. Books Essential to Understanding Hip-Hop Culture. Permissions. Index.
Synopsis
Step Into A World'Kevin Powell is pushing to bring, as he has so brilliantly done before, the voices of his generation: the concerns, the cares, the fears, and the fearlessness. Step into a World is a kaleidoscope into the world not bound by artificial constructs like nation. John Coltrane recorded ‘Giant Steps,' which is a riff on the sight and sounds in his muse. Powell plays the computer with equal astuteness.' -Nikki Giovanni'Those of us who pay attention were aware that the younger generation of black writers was being smothered by the anointment of talented tenth Divas and Divuses, and their commercial accommodationist ‘Fourth Renaissance. 'This anthology is indeed a breakthrough! It combines the boldness and daring of hip-hop with the intellectual keenness of a Michele Wallace or a Clyde Taylor.' -Ishmael Reed'In a culture where videos, the Internet, and other high-tech communication is being consumed like the latest mind-altering drug, how does great literature grow and survive? These writers will answer that all-important question. This anthology provides a clue, a hint, as to where we might be going. They are resisting all this vacant, empty-minded nothingness. Read them. Listen to them. If you don't, you do so at your peril.' -Quincy Troupe, Step Into A World "Kevin Powell is pushing to bring, as he has so brilliantly done before, the voices of his generation: the concerns, the cares, the fears, and the fearlessness. Step into a World is a kaleidoscope into the world not bound by artificial constructs like nation. John Coltrane recorded 'Giant Steps, ' which is a riff on the sight and sounds in his muse. Powell plays the computer with equal astuteness." -Nikki Giovanni "Those of us who pay attention were aware that the younger generation of black writers was being smothered by the anointment of talented tenth Divas and Divuses, and their commercial accommodationist 'Fourth Renaissance. 'This anthology is indeed a breakthrough It combines the boldness and daring of hip-hop with the intellectual keenness of a Michele Wallace or a Clyde Taylor." -Ishmael Reed "In a culture where videos, the Internet, and other high-tech communication is being consumed like the latest mind-altering drug, how does great literature grow and survive? These writers will answer that all-important question. This anthology provides a clue, a hint, as to where we might be going. They are resisting all this vacant, empty-minded nothingness. Read them. Listen to them. If you don't, you do so at your peril." -Quincy Troupe, From fiction writers, poets, journalists, and commentators, this absorbing anthology captures, for the first time, the most exciting voices of today's hip-hop generation. Provides a window into the crucial issues of contemporary black life, including racial and sexual identity, post-civil rights politics, and hip-hop culture., Step Into A World "Kevin Powell is pushing to bring, as he has so brilliantly done before, the voices of his generation: the concerns, the cares, the fears, and the fearlessness. Step into a World is a kaleidoscope into the world not bound by artificial constructs like nation. John Coltrane recorded 'Giant Steps,' which is a riff on the sight and sounds in his muse. Powell plays the computer with equal astuteness." -Nikki Giovanni "Those of us who pay attention were aware that the younger generation of black writers was being smothered by the anointment of talented tenth Divas and Divuses, and their commercial accommodationist 'Fourth Renaissance. 'This anthology is indeed a breakthrough! It combines the boldness and daring of hip-hop with the intellectual keenness of a Michele Wallace or a Clyde Taylor." -Ishmael Reed "In a culture where videos, the Internet, and other high-tech communication is being consumed like the latest mind-altering drug, how does great literature grow and survive? These writers will answer that all-important question. This anthology provides a clue, a hint, as to where we might be going. They are resisting all this vacant, empty-minded nothingness. Read them. Listen to them. If you don't, you do so at your peril." -Quincy Troupe
LC Classification Number
PR9085.S74 2000
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