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Zusatztext The book concludes with a discussion of Brubeck's emergence as a social activist in the US, particularly with regard to the Civil Rights Movement. This work is very detailed and nuanced and includes an extremely useful selective bibliography. Informationen zum Autor Kelsey Klotz is Lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research focuses on jazz, race, identity, and privilege. Her articles have appeared in Dædalus, the American Studies Journal, Jazz Perspectives, and the Journal of Jazz Studies. She holds a BA in Music (piano) from Truman State University and a PhD in musicology from Washington University in St. Louis. Klappentext In Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness, author Kelsey Klotz considers how Dave Brubeck, a pivotal jazz musician and public figure, represents manifestations of whiteness in mid-century America. Zusammenfassung In Dave Brubeck and the Performance of Whiteness, author Kelsey Klotz considers how Dave Brubeck, a pivotal jazz musician and public figure, represents manifestations of whiteness in mid-century America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Buying the Myth Chapter 1: "Any Jackass Can Swing": Sounds in Black and White Chapter 2: Professors, Housewives, and Playboys: The Jazz Converts Chapter 3: (In)Visible Men: White Recognition and Trust Chapter 4: "We Want to Play in the South": Brubeck's Southern Strategy Chapter 5: Negotiating Jewish Identity in The Gates of Justice Conclusion: Evading Whiteness
