| Description |
xii, 383 pages, 49 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
African American cultural theory and heritage
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African American cultural theory and heritage.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude. Keeping the core creative spirit-soul -- Theory : aesthetic theories, teaching, and approaches. Ethnomusicologizing and cultural relevancy ; Ethnomusicology studies in music culture ; Popular music culture : how to teach and reach within popular music ; (Black) music matters ; Notes from Cuba : November 2012-February 2013 ; The I theory -- History : backbones and songs. A progressive view of American popular music history, 1948-2014 ; American mavericks : interviews ; Harlem renaissance 1920-1935 : artistry, aesthetics, politics and popular culture ; Interlude ; Letters ; You really should give me some money -- Culture : new standards, cultural critique. Wake up! What time is it really? Who turns it up, down, and back? : values on the cultural dial ; Does our music still bring the good news of the day? ; On the crisis in the popular arts and society : steps ahead ; George Lewis review ; Don't use the J-word : jazz and its connections to culture and meaning ; Culture reflections of a citizen: can somebody wake me up? ; Healing and escape from zombieland ; Critical culture concerns today ; The songs we need to be hearing again : music culture and a musician's credo to citizenry -- Postlude. |
| Language |
English text. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Popular music. |
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United States. |
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Jazz -- History and criticism.
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Jazz. |
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Ethnomusicology.
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Ethnomusicology. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
9781442229716 paperback alkaline paper |
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1442229713 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781442229723 electronic book |
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1442229721 electronic book |
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