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Talking at Trena's - Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,074
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Talking at Trena's - Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern (Hardcover): Reuben A. Buford May

Talking at Trena's - Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern (Hardcover)

Reuben A. Buford May

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"By turn sad, hilarious, shocking, and touching, these conversations are always revealing: May makes good use of them in suggesting what they tell us about how these men experience, for example, racism and class bias and ho they behave in various social contexts."
--"Library Journal"

"An engaging text. May shows why a space like Trena's is essential and why people become regulars."
--"The Southern Communication Journal"

"A face-paced book...[that's] hard to put down...May should be applauded for his excellent work as he taps into and reveals the lifestyles and attitudes of the customers who patronize Trena's"
-- "Black Issues Book Review"

Talking at Trena's is an ethnography conducted in a bar in an African American, middle-class neighborhood on Chicago's southside. May's work focuses on how the mostly black, working- and middle-class patrons of Trena's talk about race, work, class, women, relationships, the media, and life in general. May recognizes tavern talk as a form of social play and symbolic performace within the tavern, as well as an indication of the social problems African Americans confront on a daily basis.

Following a long tradition of research on informal gathering places, May's work reveals, though close description and analysis of ethnographic data, how African Americans come to understand the racial dynamics of American society which impact their jobs, entertainment--particularly television programs--and their social interactions with peers, employers, and others. Talking at Trena's provides a window into the laughs, complaints, experiences, and strategies which Trena's regulars share for managing daily life outside the safety and comfort of thetavern.

General

Imprint: New York University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2001
First published: August 2001
Authors: Reuben A. Buford May
Dimensions: 203 x 127 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-5671-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
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LSN: 0-8147-5671-9
Barcode: 9780814756713

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