Description
| Product ID: | 9781625345509 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | African American Intellectual History |
| Title: | Fictional Blues |
| Subtitle: | Narrative Self-Invention from Bessie Smith to Jack White |
| Authors: | Author: Kimberly Mack |
| Page Count: | 264 |
| Subjects: | Music reviews and criticism, Music reviews & criticism, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Popular music, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Popular philosophy, Popular culture, 20th century & contemporary classical music, Blues, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Popular philosophy, Popular culture, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Massachusetts Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of Massachusetts Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-12-30 |
