Flaming? : the peculiar theopolitics of fire and desire in black male gospel performance /

Prompted by the popular term "flaming" that is used to identify over-the-top or peculiar performance of identity, Flaming? argues that male African American gospel singers wield and interweave a variety of multivalent aural-visual cues, including vocal style, gesture, attire, and homiletic...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Jones, Alisha Lola
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
Prompted by the popular term "flaming" that is used to identify over-the-top or peculiar performance of identity, Flaming? argues that male African American gospel singers wield and interweave a variety of multivalent aural-visual cues, including vocal style, gesture, attire, and homiletics, to position themselves along a spectrum of gender identities. These multisensory enactments empower artists (i.e., "peculiar people") to demonstrate modes of "competence" that affirm their fitness to minister through speech and song. Through a progression of transcongregational case studies, Flaming? observes the ways in which African American men traverse tightly knit social networks to negotiate their identities through and beyond the worship experience.
Umfang:
1 online resource (304 pages).
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2020.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-006545-1
0-19-006543-5
Schlagworte:
Gospel music > History and criticism.
African American male singers.
African Americans > Sexual behavior.
Sex role in music.
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