Performance of authenticity, the: the makings of jazz and the self in autobiography
Auteur :
Espada-Brignoni, Teófilo
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781793624383
Date de publication :
28 janv. 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,9 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
708 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this book the author analyzes the autobiographies of Baby Dodds, Sidney Bechet, Pops Foster, and Lee Collins by integrating social, psychological, and literary theories. He argues that the autobiographies of New Orleans jazz musicians construct a sense of self and the collective grounded in ideas about authenticity.