The Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender (Routledge Music Companions)

by James Reddan (Editor)

Other authorsMichael Kahr (Editor), Monika Herzig (Editor)
PDF, 2022

Publication

Routledge (2022), Edition: 1, 514 pages

ISBN

0367534142 / 9780367534141

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CONTENTS
PART ONE - Historical Perspectives
1. ā€œThe Frivolous, Scantily Clad ā€˜Jazzing Flapper,ā€™ Irresponsible and Undisciplinedā€: Jazz as a Feminine Domain
2. ā€œI've Got the Haitian Bluesā€: Mamie Desdunes and the Gendered Inflections of the Common Wind
3. Lil Hardin Armstrong and Helen Joyner: The Forgotten Patrons of Jazz
4. Queer Aesthetics and the Performing Subject in Jazz in the 1920s
5. Black Against the Stave; Black Modern Girls in British Interwar Jazz
6. Trumpet Men: Performances of Masculinity in Jazz
7. Hard Bop Cool Pose: Bebop, the Blues, and Masculinity in the Music of Lee Morgan
8. Toward a Feminist Understanding of Jazz Curatorship
9. The Girl in the Other Room: Generating New Open Knowledge for the Women of Jazz
10. The Rise of Queermisia in Jazz: Medicalization, Legislation, and Its Effects
11. Constructing a Diverse and Inclusive Jazz Tradition: A Uchronic Narrative

PART TWO - Identity and Culture
12. Playing the Part: A Social-Psychological Perspective on Being a Girl in Jazz
13. Sexuality, and Jazz Saxophone Performance
14. A Clash of Identities: How Aspects of Gender and Identity in Jazz Influence Both the Music and Its Perception
15. ā€œI'm Just One of Themā€: Gender in Jazz Competitions
16. Gendered Interventions in European Jazz Festival Programming: Keychanges, Stars, and Alternative Networks
17. Resurrecting Masculinity: Gender, Jazz Timbre, and the Afterlife of Dennis Irwin's Bass
18. Jazz Dance, Gender, and the Commodification of the Moving Body: Examining Patriarchal and White Supremacist Structures in Social and Commercial Jazz Dance Forms
19. Women's Access to Professional Jazz: From Limiting Processes to Levers for Transgression
20 . ā€œIt Ain't Who You Areā€: Authenticity, Sexuality, and Masculinity in Jazz

PART THREE - Society and Education
21. Oppression and Hope: Students' Perceptions of Gender and Stereotypes in Jazz Appreciation and History
22. Picturing Women in Jazz: An Analysis of Three Jazz History Textbooks
23. Degendering Jazz Guitar
24. ā€œMusic Saved My Lifeā€: Jennifer Leitham on Life, Music, and Gender
25. Can E-Flat Be Sexist?: Canonical Keys as Marginalizing Practice in Jazz
26. Inclusive Jazz History Pedagogy
27. Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinity in Australian Tertiary Jazz Education
28. Jazzwomen in Higher Education: Experiences, Attitudes, and Personality Traits
29. The Gender Imperative in Jazz: The Role of Intercultural Maturity in Jazz Curricula
30. In Her Own Words: Documenting the Current Realities of Women-in-Jazz
31. Call and (Her) Response: Improvisation and The Myth of Absence

PART FOUR - Policy and Advocacy
32. Victims No More: How Women and Non-Binary Musicians Are Collaborating for Gender Justice in Jazz
33. Women in Jazz: A Failed Brand
34. Accessing Jazz's Gendered Places and Spaces
35. Breaking Down Barriers: Female Jazz Musicians in Spain
36. The Pale Image of the Jazz Female Instrumentalists in Southeastern Europe
37. Addressing Gender Imbalance through Mentorship and Advocacy
38. Sheroes: The Role of All-Women Groups
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