Anti-Music: Jazz and Racial Blackness in German Thought between the Wars
- Author: Thompson, Mark Christian
Thompson brings to light important details that in numerous instances would be easy to overlook, subjecting them to scrutiny that yields vital clues about the understanding and experience of... — More…
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Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: German Jazz and the Metronome of Race
- 1. The Jazz Paradox: Race and Totalitarian Politics in German Jazz Reception
- 2. The Jazz Machine: Brecht and the Politics of Jazz
- 3. The Monkey’s Trick: Herman Hesse and the Music of Decline
- 4. The Music of Fascism: Adorno on Jazz
- 5. Jazz-Heinis: Klaus Mann and Jazz Ontology
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
