Fictional blues: narrative self-invention from bessie smith to jack white
Auteur :
Mack, Kimberly
Éditeur :
University of Massachusetts Press
ISBN :
9781625345509
Date de publication :
18 déc. 2020
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
424 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.