Jazz as critique : Adorno and Black expression revisited /

"A sustained engagement with Theodor Adorno, Jazz as Critique looks to jazz for ways of understanding the inadequacies of contemporary life. Adorno's writings on jazz are notoriously dismissive. Nevertheless, Adorno does have faith in the critical potential of some musical traditions. Musi...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Okiji, Fumi, 1976- (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2018]
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1813154
Table des matières:
  • 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.