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Jazz Among the Discourses
Krin Gabbard
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Description for Jazz Among the Discourses
Paperback. Employing modes of criticism and theory that have transformed study in the humanities, this title addresses questions seldom if ever raised in jazz writing: What are the implications of building jazz history around the medium of the phonograph record? Why did jazz writers first make the claim that jazz is an art? Editor(s): Gabbard, Krin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
The study of jazz comes of age with this anthology. One of the first books to consider jazz outside of established critical modes, Jazz Among the Discourses brings together scholars from an array of disciplines to question and revise conventional methods of writing and thinking about jazz.
Challenging "official jazz histories," the contributors to this volume view jazz through the lenses of comparative literature; African American studies; music, film, and communication theory; English literature; American studies; history; and philosophy. With uncommon rigor and imagination, their essays probe the influence of various discourses—journalism, scholarship, politics, oral history, and entertainment—on writing about ... Read more
The study of jazz comes of age with this anthology. One of the first books to consider jazz outside of established critical modes, Jazz Among the Discourses brings together scholars from an array of disciplines to question and revise conventional methods of writing and thinking about jazz.
Challenging "official jazz histories," the contributors to this volume view jazz through the lenses of comparative literature; African American studies; music, film, and communication theory; English literature; American studies; history; and philosophy. With uncommon rigor and imagination, their essays probe the influence of various discourses—journalism, scholarship, politics, oral history, and entertainment—on writing about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822315964
SKU
V9780822315964
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About Krin Gabbard
Krin Gabbard is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the editor of the companion volume, Representing Jazz, also published by Duke University Press.
Reviews for Jazz Among the Discourses
"A most valuable and engrossing book that will surely be read by all those who write about jazz. Fans will also seek it out. It offers a wealth of perspectives, allowing the reader to learn what people in other disciplines have to say about jazz."—Lewis Porter, author, with Michael Ullman, of Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present "A remarkable ... Read more