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ERIC Number: EJ674140
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8055
Open Mics and Open Minds: Spoken Word Poetry in African Diaspora Participatory Literacy Communities.
Fisher, Maisha T.
Harvard Educational Review, v73 n3 p362-89 Fall 2003
An ethnographic study examined oral poetry venues in black communities in Oakland and Sacramento as African Diaspora participatory literacy communities. These literary centers in out-of-school contexts served as sites for the development of cultural identity and the practice of multiple literacies. (Contains 43 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Culture, Ethnography, Oral Tradition, Poetry, Popular Culture, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Diaspora; Participatory Literacy
Note: Special Issue: Popular Culture and Education.