Flaming? : the peculiar theopolitics of fire and desire in black male gospel performance / Alisha Lola Jones.

Prompted by the popular term "flaming" that is used to identify over-the-top or peculiar performance of identity, Flaming? argues that male African American gospel singers wield and interweave a variety of multivalent aural-visual cues, including vocal style, gesture, attire, and homiletic...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Oxford Scholarship Online)
Main Author: Jones, Alisha Lola (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
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