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The discourse of the divine: radical traditions of black feminism, musicking, and myth within the black public sphere (civil rights to the present)
Title
The discourse of the divine: radical traditions of black feminism, musicking, and myth within the black public sphere (civil rights to the present).
Creator
Carter, Issac Martel, White, Derrick, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description
The Discourse of the Divine: Radical Traditions of Black Feminism, Musicking,and Myth within the Black Public Sphere (Civil Rights to the Present) is an exploration of the historical precursors and the contemporary developments of Black feminism in America, via Black female musical production and West and Central African cosmology. Historical continuity and consciousness of African spirituality within the development of Black feminism are analyzed alongside the musical practices of two Black...
Show moreThe Discourse of the Divine: Radical Traditions of Black Feminism, Musicking,and Myth within the Black Public Sphere (Civil Rights to the Present) is an exploration of the historical precursors and the contemporary developments of Black feminism in America, via Black female musical production and West and Central African cosmology. Historical continuity and consciousness of African spirituality within the development of Black feminism are analyzed alongside the musical practices of two Black female musicians, Nina Simone and Me’shell Ndegéocello. Simone and Ndegéocello, The High Priestess of Soul and the Mother of Neo-Soul, respectively, distend the commodified confines of Black music and identity by challenging the established norms of music and knowledge production. These artists’ lyrics, politics, and representations substantiate the “Signifyin(g)” elements of West and Central African feminist mythologies and music- making traditions.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004434, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004434
Subject Headings
African American women -- Social conditions, African American women -- Spirituality, African American women in popular culture, Feminist theory, NdegéOcello, Me'Shell -- 1969- -- Music -- Influence, Simone, Nina -- 1933-2003 -- Music -- Influence, Womanist theology
Format
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