Body and Soul: Jazz and Blues in American Film, 1927-63 - Peter Stanfield - Books - University of Illinois Press - 9780252072352 - June 15, 2005
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Body and Soul: Jazz and Blues in American Film, 1927-63


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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.


232 pages, 16 photographs

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 15, 2005
ISBN13 9780252072352
Publishers University of Illinois Press
Pages 232
Dimensions 228 × 155 × 16 mm   ·   371 g

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