black arts movement
1960-1975; presents ideals inherited from the harlem renaissance; embraces revolution
black nationalism
sense of belonging to a community greater than your own; not a closely gov. tied nationalism more of a cultural tie; goal was to show how personal/political are one; reflects african ideals/history
values of black nationalism
black power, afrocentrism, self transformation, commitment to community
afrocentrism
subject matter, way a work of art is developed, perspective/ way of thinking that is good in sense of values
reappropriation
takes back/ transforms cultural appropiation
1960
Year of independence; Baraka visits cuba; post-colonial era
1964
civil rights act
1965
malcolm x gets assassinated
amiri baraka
birthname leroi jones; converted to islamic religion & changed his name; transformed from eurocentric to afrocentric
malcolm x
adopted x as last name going from little to x dropping slavery from his last name; creative/taking control
barts
stands for black arts repertory theater & school; founded by Amiri Baraka in 1965
beats movement
important authors: Allen Gensburg & Jack Kerolac
iconoclasm
rejecting cherished beliefs; ex. burning the american flag; common forms include experimentation, poetic form, typography, sexual desire, beauty
black venacular
describes the written representation of black dialect from black perspective instead of the white perspective
jouissance
joyfulness; describes overflow, tied to female sexuality (nikki giovanni’s beautiful black men, end of stanza 2)
new breed men
another name for black nationalism (Nikki Giovanni’s beautiful black men)
apostrphe
when a poem addresses an inanimate object that can come alive (Amiri baraka’s black art, “Put it on him poem”)
misogyny
hatred towards woman (amiri baraka’s black art, mulatto woman)
