Blues People
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Blues People is a seminal 1963 work of cultural criticism by Amiri Baraka that traces the history of African American music as a lens on Black experience and U.S. social history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blues People canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ work of cultural criticism ⓘ |
| author |
Amiri Baraka
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Amiri Baraka ⓘ
surface form:
LeRoi Jones
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
classic text in Black cultural criticism
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seminal work on African American music and culture ⓘ |
| examines |
class and race in African American musical forms
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commercialization of Black music ⓘ cultural assimilation and resistance in music ⓘ development of jazz from blues and other forms ⓘ origins of blues in slavery and African traditions ⓘ social conditions of African Americans through music ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural history of African Americans from slavery to the mid-20th century
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relationship between African American music and U.S. social history ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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music history ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780688187852 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Black nationalist perspective
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Marxist-influenced analysis of culture and class ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American studies
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Black cultural criticism ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ jazz criticism ⓘ popular music studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American history
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African American music ⓘ Black experience in the United States ⓘ blues music ⓘ jazz music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arguing that blues and jazz are historical records of Black life
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early scholarly treatment of blues as serious art form ⓘ linking musical forms to specific phases of Black social history ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Black Music
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Home: Social Essays ⓘ |
| settingContext | United States racial segregation era ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Reconstruction era
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surface form:
Reconstruction era in the United States
early 20th century United States ⓘ mid-20th century United States ⓘ slavery era in the United States ⓘ |
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