Nuyorican feminist performance : from the café to hip hop theater /
Herrera, Patricia, 1974-
Nuyorican feminist performance : from the café to hip hop theater / Patricia Herrera. - xiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The Nuyorican Poets Café has for the past forty years provided a space for multicultural artistic expression and a platform for the articulation of Puerto Rican and black cultural politics. The Café's performances-poetry, music, hip hop, comedy, and drama-have been studied in detail, but until now, little attention has been paid to the voices of its women artists. Through archival research and interview, Nuyorican Feminist Performance examines the contributions of 1970s and '80s performeras and how they challenged the Café's gender politics. It also looks at recent artists who have built on that foundation with hip hop performances that speak to contemporary audiences. The book spotlights the work of foundational artists such as Sandra María Esteves, Martita Morales, Luz Rodríguez, and Amina Muñoz, before turning to contemporary artists La Bruja, Mariposa, Aya de León, and Nilaja Sun, who infuse their poetry and solo pieces with both Nuyorican and hip hop aesthetics"--
9780472074488 9780472054480
2020004734
Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
American literature--Puerto Rican authors--History and criticism.
American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
American literature--History and criticism.--New York (State)--New York
Arts, Puerto Rican--New York (State)--New York.
Arts, American--New York (State)--New York.
Puerto Ricans--Intellectual life.--New York (State)--New York
Puerto Ricans in literature.
PS153.P83 / H475 2020
810.9/9287089684295
Nuyorican feminist performance : from the café to hip hop theater / Patricia Herrera. - xiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The Nuyorican Poets Café has for the past forty years provided a space for multicultural artistic expression and a platform for the articulation of Puerto Rican and black cultural politics. The Café's performances-poetry, music, hip hop, comedy, and drama-have been studied in detail, but until now, little attention has been paid to the voices of its women artists. Through archival research and interview, Nuyorican Feminist Performance examines the contributions of 1970s and '80s performeras and how they challenged the Café's gender politics. It also looks at recent artists who have built on that foundation with hip hop performances that speak to contemporary audiences. The book spotlights the work of foundational artists such as Sandra María Esteves, Martita Morales, Luz Rodríguez, and Amina Muñoz, before turning to contemporary artists La Bruja, Mariposa, Aya de León, and Nilaja Sun, who infuse their poetry and solo pieces with both Nuyorican and hip hop aesthetics"--
9780472074488 9780472054480
2020004734
Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
American literature--Puerto Rican authors--History and criticism.
American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
American literature--History and criticism.--New York (State)--New York
Arts, Puerto Rican--New York (State)--New York.
Arts, American--New York (State)--New York.
Puerto Ricans--Intellectual life.--New York (State)--New York
Puerto Ricans in literature.
PS153.P83 / H475 2020
810.9/9287089684295