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008			200519s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781984801197 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1984801198 _q(hardcover)
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050		4	_aPN1590.B53 _bA238 2021
100	1		_aAbdurraqib, Hanif, _d1983-
245	1	2	_aA little devil in America : _bnotes in praise of black performance / _cHanif Abdurraqib.
260			_aNew York : _bRandom House, _c2021.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRandom House, _c2021.
300			_axii, 300 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPERFORMING MIRACLES: On times I have forced myself to dance -- On marathons and tunnels -- On going home as performance -- An epilogue for Aretha -- SUSPENDING DISBELIEF: This one goes out to all the magical negroes -- Sixteen ways of looking at blackface -- On certain and uncertain movement of limbs -- Nine considerations of black people in space -- ON MATTERS OF COUNTRY/PROVENANCE: The Josephine Baker monument can never be large enough -- It is safe to say I have lost many games of spades -- My favorite thing about Don Shirley -- I would like to give Merry Clayton her roses -- Beyonce performs at the Super Bowl and I think about all the jobs I've hated -- ANATOMY OF CLOSENESS // CHASING BLOOD: The beef sometimes begins with a dance move -- Fear: a crown -- On the performance of softness - Board up the doors, tear down the walls -- CALLINGS TO REMEMBER.
520			_a"A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project, Abdurraqib became fascinated with clips of black minstrel entertainers like William Henry Lane, better known as Master Juba. Knowing there was something more complicated and deep-seated in the history and legacy of minstrelsy, Abdurraqib uncovered questions and tensions that help to reveal how black performance pervades all areas of American society. Abdurraqib's prose is entrancing and fluid as he leads us along the links in his remarkable trains of thought. A Little Devil in America considers, critiques, and praises performance in music, sports, writing, comedy, grief, games, and love"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans in the performing arts.
650		0	_aAmerican literature _xAfrican American authors _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xRace identity.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xIntellectual life.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xSocial conditions.
651		0	_aUnited States _xRace relations.
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