Talking at Trena's : Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern

Reuben A. Buford May

ISBN 10: 0814756719 / ISBN 13: 9780814756713

Edité par NYU Press - IPS Aug 2001, 2001

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Neuware - 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 the tavern.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Talking at Trena's : Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern
• Éditeur: NYU Press - IPS Aug 2001
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0814756719
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780814756713
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 16 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 16 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 470 grammes

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Synopsis

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 the tavern.

À propos de l?auteur

Reuben A. Buford May is Professor of Sociology at Texas A & M University. He is the author of Talking at Trena's: Everyday Conversations at an African American Tavern (NYU Press, 2001).