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

Published:: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: xiii, 376 pages ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators:: Jones, Omi Osun Joni L., 1955-, Moore, Lisa L. (Lisa Lynne), and Bridgforth, Sharon

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Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series

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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ISBN:

9780292722040 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292722044 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292722873 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292722877 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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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