Jazz as Critique - by Fumi Okiji (Paperback)
Similar Products
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Bringing critical theory to bear on music, this book argues that the jazz form models progressive social relations through its foregrounding of a communal self, an African-American subjectivity that demands recognition of black humanity and alterity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Bringing critical theory to bear on music, this book argues that the jazz form models progressive social relations through its foregrounding of a "communal self," an African-American subjectivity that demands recognition of black humanity and alterity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Okiji's book is a rare treat, unexpected in its outcome, and unconventional in its methodological approach.--James B. Haile III "<i>The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism</i>"<br><br><i>Jazz As Critique</i> serves as an invaluable resource for thinking about the types of listening and conversations that need to take place in order to confront today's outstanding racial injustice and inequalities.--Alexander K. Rothe, Core Lecturer "Columbia University"<br><br>A lucidly argued, historically grounded, theoretically sophisticated, and timely book, <i>Jazz as Critique</i> redraws our maps of the relationship between black cultures, jazz music, and critical theory.--Alexander G. Weheliye "Northwestern University"<br><br>Fumi Okiji combines a serious understanding of Adorno with a powerful portrayal of the black experience in the United States and melds it all with an encyclopedic knowledge of and respect for the jazz tradition. The world needs a book like this, as much as it needs jazz.--Martin Shuster "Goucher College"<br><br>This important and engagingly written study offers new angles of vision on Adorno's notorious 'jazz critique, ' on the nature of the jazz work, and on jazz's utopian promise. Informed both by a judicious reading of Adorno and by considerable jazz literacy, it illuminates the intersections of critical theory, jazz studies, and African American studies.--Lorenzo C. Simpson "Stony Brook University"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Fumi Okiji</b> is Assistant Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Price History
Cheapest price in the interval: 21.49 on November 8, 2021
Most expensive price in the interval: 21.49 on December 20, 2021
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us