The Games Black Girls Play
Download or Read eBook The Games Black Girls Play PDF written by Kyra D. Gaunt and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006-02-06 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Kyra D. Gaunt |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 239 |
| Release | : 2006-02-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780814731208 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0814731201 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Games Black Girls Play by : Kyra D. Gaunt
Book excerpt: Illustrates how black musical styles are incorporated into the earliest games African American girls learn--how, in effect, these games contain the DNA of black music. Drawing on interviews, recordings of handclapping games and cheers, and her own observation and memories of gameplaying, Gaunt argues that black girls' games are connected to long traditions of African and African American musicmaking, and that they teach vital musical and social lessons that are carried into adulthood. - from publisher information.
