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Poppin' Their Thang: African American Blueswomen and Multiple Jeopardy

This ethnographic analysis examines the life stories and lyrics of four African blues singers. Specifically, it compares the cultural themes that emerge their life stories to the cultural themes at emerge from their commercially released music. The findings suggest that the singers recognize, to varying degrees, the impact of racism, sexism, and classism on their personal and careers. These same themes, however, are not present in the lyrics of the music that they choose to sing. Both the stories and the lyrics reveal internal inconsistencies that mirror one another. The conclusion suggests that the inconsistencies within their stories and music are consistent with their liminal position with regard to dominant and subordinate cultures.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278053
Date08 1900
CreatorsWright, Delane E. (Delane Elizabeth)
ContributorsAllison, John M., Jr., Hartman, David W., Cawyer, Carol
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 148 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Wright, Delane E. (Delane Elizabeth)

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