Debt and Redemption in the Blues - The Call for Justice

Explores lyrical representations of romantic and sexual betrayal in the blues, revealing deceit and entrapment constraining the physical, socioeconomic, and political movement of African Americans. Argues that blues music calls for a reckoning while expressing faith in a secular and moral justice-to-come.

About the author

Julia Simon is Professor of French and is on the faculty of the Cultural Studies Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis. She is the author of five books, including The Inconvenient Lonnie Johnson: Blues, Race, Identity, also published by Penn State University Press.

Summary

Explores lyrical representations of romantic and sexual betrayal in the blues, revealing deceit and entrapment constraining the physical, socioeconomic, and political movement of African Americans. Argues that blues music calls for a reckoning while expressing faith in a secular and moral justice-to-come.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Simon
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2023
• EAN: 9780271094953
• ISBN: 978-0-271-09495-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 568 g
• Series: American Music History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries