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Jazz as critique : Adorno and Black expression revisited /

Bringing critical theory to bear on music, this book argues that the jazz form models progressive social relations through its foregrounding of a ""communal self, "" an African-American subjectivity that demands recognition of black humanity and alterity

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Okiji, Fumi, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Jazz, individualism and the black modern
  • Double consciousness and the critical potential of black expression
  • Black dwelling, a refuge for the homeless
  • Storytelling, sound and silence
  • Postscript : some thoughts on the inadequacy and indispensability of jazz records.