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call and response

MADHU DUBEY


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DOI: 10.1111/b.9780631207535.1997.x


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A term central to B lack CULTURAL STUDIES , which refers to the antiphonal exchange between performer and audience that characterizes a variety of black American oral forms. Occurring whenever a phrase, whether spoken, sung, or played by a solo performer, is repeated and answered by a chorus or an audience, the pattern of call and response establishes and affirms an interactive and participatory model of communication. 1977 : Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America . ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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