LEADER 03878nam 2200457 450 001 9910828839603321 005 20230126215433.0 010 $a1-4985-2877-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000748960 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16444078 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14991689 035 $a(PQKB)24793267 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4573791 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000748960 100 $a20160803h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJazz and postwar French identity $eimprovising the nation /$fElizabeth Vihlen McGregor 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (291 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4985-2876-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $ae Monde du jazz -- The gendered jazz public -- The question and politics of race -- More than an American music -- Red, white, and blue notes: French jazz -- And what of empire? -- Conclusion: improvising the nation. 330 $a"In the context of a shifting domestic and international status quo that was evolving in the decades following World War II, French audiences used jazz as a means of negotiating a wide range of issues that were pressing to them and to their fellow citizens. Despite the fact that jazz was fundamentally linked to the multicultural through its origins in the hands of African-American musicians, happenings within the French jazz public reflected much about France&#x;s postwar society. In the minds of many, jazz was connected to youth culture, but instead of challenging traditional gender expectations, the music tended to reinforce long-held stereotypes. French critics, musicians, and fans contended with the reality of American superpower strength and often strove to elevate their own country's stature in relation to the United States by finding fault with American consumer society and foreign policy aims. Jazz audiences used this music to condemn American racism and to support the American civil rights movement, expressing strong reservations about the American way of life. French musicians lobbied to create professional opportunities for themselves, and some went so far as to create a union that endorsed preferential treatment for French nationals. As France became more ethnically and religiously diverse due immigration from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, French jazz critics and fans noted the insidious appearance of racism in their own country and had to contend with how their own citizens would address the changing demographics of the nation, even if they continued to insist that racism was more prevalent in the United States. As independence movements brought an end to the French empire, jazz enthusiasts from both former colonies and France had to reenvision their relationship to jazz and to the music&#x;s international audiences. In these postwar decades, the French were working to preserve a distinct national identity in the face of weakened global authority, most forcefully represented by decolonization and American hegemony. Through this originally African American music, French listeners, commentators, and musicians participated in a process that both challenged and reinforced ideas about their own culture and nation"--Back cover. 606 $aJazz$xSocial aspects$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aFrance$xSocial conditions$y20th century 615 0$aJazz$xSocial aspects$xHistory 676 $a781.650944/09045 700 $aMcGregor$b Elizabeth Vihlen$01638000 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828839603321 996 $aJazz and postwar French identity$93980142 997 $aUNINA