Anthem
Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History
| Author: | Shana L. Redmond | ISBN: | 9780814760277 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press | Publication: | December 6, 2013 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Shana L. Redmond |
| ISBN: | 9780814760277 |
| Publisher: | NYU Press |
| Publication: | December 6, 2013 |
| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Language: | English |
For people of African descent, music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito, from spirituals to hip-hop, Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. Shana Redmond excavates the sonic histories of these communities through a genre emblematic of Black solidarity and citizenship: anthems. An interdisciplinary cultural history, Anthem reveals how this “sound franchise” contributed to the growth and mobilization of the modern, Black citizen. Providing new political frames and aesthetic articulations for protest organizations and activist-musicians, Redmond reveals the anthem as a crucial musical form following World War I.
For people of African descent, music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito, from spirituals to hip-hop, Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. Shana Redmond excavates the sonic histories of these communities through a genre emblematic of Black solidarity and citizenship: anthems. An interdisciplinary cultural history, Anthem reveals how this “sound franchise” contributed to the growth and mobilization of the modern, Black citizen. Providing new political frames and aesthetic articulations for protest organizations and activist-musicians, Redmond reveals the anthem as a crucial musical form following World War I.
