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Experiments in a jazz aesthetic art, activism, academia, and the Austin Project

Title: Experiments in a jazz aesthetic [electronic resource] : art, activism, academia, and the Austin Project / edited by Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, Lisa L. Moore, and Sharon Bridgforth.
Publication: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.

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1 online resource (xiii, 376 p.)

Series Statement

Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series

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Experiments in a jazz aesthetic (Online)

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Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Note

This book is both an anthology of writing by participants of the Austin Project and a sourcebook for those who would like to use creative writing and performance to energize their artistic, scholarly, and activist practices.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Framing the work. Making space: producing the Austin Project -- Finding voice: anchoring the Austin Project's artistic process -- Working the work: an anthology of Austin Project writings. Polyphony: writings by ensemble members -- Call and response: performance pieces by Austin Project guest artists -- Affirming connection: pre-show artists' performance texts -- Spoken word orchestra: a full script from the Austin Project jam session, December 2005 -- The work of transformation. Transforming practice: artists, activists, and academics working across boundaries -- Work of the spirit: a conversation with an Austin Project elder -- Narrating the Austin Project: the first five years.

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2010001031

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Experiments in a jazz aesthetic [electronic resource] : art, activism, academia, and the Austin Project / edited by Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, Lisa L. Moore, and Sharon Bridgforth.

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