Odetta's One Grain of Sand

ISBN-13: 9781501333323 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str.

Matthew Frye Jacobson

Opis

The first book-length treatment of Odetta and an examination of the broader cultural currents and historical roots throughout the album.

Recenzje

[Odetta's One Grain of Sand] is part of the estimable 33 1/3 series of short books about individual albums ... [It] expands the context of Odetta's songs, setting her alongside figures like Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B. Du Bois and many others. The New York Times

Spis treści

Introduction: One Grain of SandMidnight Special: The ArchivistCool Water: The CoffeehouseMoses, Moses: Spiritual GeographiesCotton Fields: Social GeographiesConclusion: Ain't No GraveAcknowledgmentsNotes

O autorze

Matthew Frye Jacobson teaches American Studies and African American Studies at Yale University, and is the co-founder of the Public Humanities program there. He has written extensively on a range of cultural forms, including film, television, literature, the arts, sports, music, and comedy. In addition to his five books on aspects of race in US culture, he has conducted several documentary, curatorial, and artistic projects, including The Historian's Eye, a web-based documentary project, and his forthcoming film, A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation.