MUS 3308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Teen Pop, Police Brutality, Nat King Cole
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Intersection between these practices and the music we have seen in class: 19th century, theatrical presentation of black gestures and stereotypes to mainly white audiences, type of popular entertainment that uses exaggerated stereotypes of black people. Intense racist practice, that exacerbated negative values and views of anyone of colour in the us: presented stereotypes to mainly white audience, darker people or white people darkening their skin with shoe polish. Intensely racist practice :( that exacerbated all the negative ideas surrounding african. Americans or anyone of colour in the us - widespread racism: lasted for 3 decades into the 20"s, movie: the jazz singer staring al jolson (relates to music of the jazz age) Informed some of the ideas surrounding jazz, blues etc: racial tensions in the jazz age. Informed some ideas surrounding jazz or blues and how they were marketed: white gloves and top hat - conventions that translated into early 20th century music practices.
