Politics of Authenticating Revisiting New Orleans Jazz

This book is part jazz historiography, part autoethnography and part memoir. It sets forth a grounded theory of ‘authenticating’ as a basic socio-political process, with reference to Richard Ekins’ participation in the social worlds of New Orleans jazz, and his life as a social constructionist social scientist and cultural theorist.

Info autore

Richard Ekins is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies, Ulster University, UK.Robert Porter is Research Director in Communication, Media and Cultural Studies at Ulster University, UK.

Riassunto

This book is part jazz historiography, part autoethnography and part memoir. It sets forth a grounded theory of ‘authenticating’ as a basic socio-political process, with reference to Richard Ekins’ participation in the social worlds of New Orleans jazz, and his life as a social constructionist social scientist and cultural theorist.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Porter, Richard Ekins, Richard Porter Ekins, Ekins Richard
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 01.10.2023
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9781666917741
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-774-1
• Numero di pagine: 204
• Serie: Experiments/On the Political
• Categorie: Music, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, MUSIC / General, Authenticity, Grounded Theory, George Herbert Mead, Politics & government, Politics and government, Autoethnography, symbolic interactionism, Ken Colyer, New Orleans Revivalism, Bunk Johnson