Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 172 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9781350051195
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9780857851291
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9780857851284
Series Statement:
Dress, body, culture
Content:
Born in the late 19th century, jazz gained mainstream popularity during a volatile period of racial segregation and gender inequality. It was in these adverse conditions that jazz performers discovered the power of dress as a visual tool used to defy mainstream societal constructs, shaping a new fashion and style aesthetic. Fashion and Jazz is the first study to identify the behaviours, signs and meanings that defined this newly evolving subculture. Drawing on fashion studies and cultural theory, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the social and political entanglements of jazz and dress, with individual chapters exploring key themes such as race, class and gender. Including a wide variety of case studies, ranging from Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to Louis Armstrong and Chet Baker, it presents a critical and cultural analysis of jazz performers as modern icons of fashion and popular style. Addressing a number of previously underexplored areas of jazz culture, such as modern dandyism and the link between drug use and glamorous dress, Fashion and Jazz provides a fascinating history of fashion s dialogue with African-American art and style. It is essential reading for students of fashion, cultural studies, African-American studies and history
Content:
Introduction 1 Dress Theory, Fashion and a Jazz Aesthetic 2 A Stylish History of Jazz: 1900 1960 3 A Narrative of Jazz Modernity 4 Assessing Elitism and Branding in Jazz 5 Gendered Identities, Ideologies and Cultural Difference 6 Subversive Representation: Vernacular, Dress and Morality 7 Narcotics and Jazz: A Fashionable Addiction 8 Beyond the Gardenia: Billie Holiday 9 Aesthetics of the Jazz Dandy 10 Philadelphia Nightlife, Nostalgia and Popular Culture Coda Appendix I: Recommended Listening Appendix II: Recommended Viewing Bibliography Index
Note:
Online Ausgabe erschienen bei Bloomsbury Fashion Central: 2021
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Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-0-8578-5126-0
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-0-8578-5127-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350051195
URL:
URL des Erstveröffentlichers
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