Amiri Baraka, the Black Arts Movement, and the Poetics of a

This discussion of the "collectivity and diversity of the Black Arts Movement" (African American Review) engages the contemporary "cultural conversation about the nature of the [movement] and its impact on politics and culture in the United States and beyond." The significance of...

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Published in:African American review 2003-01, p.261-270
Main Author: Smethurst, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Baraka, Imamu Amiri (1934-2014)
Black Arts movement
Social change
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Summary:This discussion of the "collectivity and diversity of the Black Arts Movement" (African American Review) engages the contemporary "cultural conversation about the nature of the [movement] and its impact on politics and culture in the United States and beyond." The significance of the avant-garde sensibility that evolved during the 1960s, in large part "developed and promoted by the Black Arts Movement in the Northeast," is considered. Further, an overview of the literary, musical, political and cultural countercultures that arose during this period highlights the work of artist, critic and activist Amiri Baraka, who was "but one voice among many" during the Black Arts Movement.
ISSN:1062-4783
1945-6182