Body and Soul - Jazz, Blues, and Race in American Film, 1927-63 - Paperback - 2005

Features how the dark continent of blues and jazz provided Hollywood with a resonant resource to construct and negotiate the boundaries of American cultural identity. This book contains new work on blackface minstrelsy in early sound movies, racial representation and censorship, torch singers and torch songs, burlesque and strippers, and more.
Year of publication: 2005
Pagination: 232 pages, 16 photographs
Format: Paperback