American culture alan lomax the south and the american folk music revival 1933 1969
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The book analyses Alan Lomax’s role as a cultural mediator during the time of the American Folk Music Revival. With a politically motivated approach, Lomax decisively shaped the perception and reception of what came to be known as American folk music, from the mid 1930s to the late 1960s.
Alan Lomax (1915-2002) is arguably the most popular and influential American folk song collector of the 20th century. Pursuing a mission of both preserving and popularizing folk music, Lomax moved between political activism, the scholarly world, and the world of popular culture. Based largely on primary material, the book shows how Lomax’s diverse activities made him an authority in the field of folk music and how he used this power to advocate the cultures of perceived marginalized Americans – whom he located primarily in the American South. In this approach, however, folk music became an abstract idea onto which notions oscillating between hope and disillusionment, fear and perspective were projected. The author argues that Lomax’s role as a cultural mediator, with a politically motivated approach, helped him to decisively shape the perception and reception of what came to be known as American folk music, from the mid 1930s to the late 1960s.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 25 april 2022
Aantal pagina's: 450
Hoofdauteur: Risto Lenz
Hoofduitgeverij: Peter Lang Ag
Editie: New edition
Product breedte: 148 mm
Product lengte: 210 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 148 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 210 mm
Verpakking lengte: 210 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 646 g
EAN: 9783631867723