Images and lyrics: Representations of African American women in blues lyrics written by black women

Images and lyrics: Representations of African American women in blues lyrics written by black women

The purpose of this thesis is to examine to what extent representations of double jeopardy and the stereotypical images of African American females: Mammy, Matriarch, Sapphire, and Strong Black Woman emerge in the blues lyrics of Alberta Hunter, Gertrude "Ma" Rainy, Memphis Minnie, and Vic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pugh-Patton, Danette Marie
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2007
Subjects:
African American women Music History and criticism
Women blues musicians United States
African American women Social conditions
Blues (Music) History and criticism
Feminism and music United States
Blues (Music) Texts
Blues (Music)
Feminism and music
Women blues musicians.
African American Studies
Ethnomusicology
Mass Communication
Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3235
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4319&context=etd-project

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https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3235
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4319&context=etd-project

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