Fictional Blues : Narrative Self-Invention from Bessie Smith to Jack White
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
African American Intellectual History
ISBN-10
162534550X
ISBN-13
9781625345509
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Imprint
University of Massachusetts Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 30th, 2020
Print length
264 Pages
Weight
422 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.90 x 2.40 cms
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Unpacks the figure of the blues performer, moving from early singers such as Ma Rainey and Big Mama Thornton to contemporary musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Jack White to reveal that blues makers have long used their songs, performances, interviews, and writings to invent personas that resist racial, social, economic, and gendered oppression.
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