Charles Hersch
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 112803 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Charles Hersch |
| NOMBRES | Charles |
| APELLIDO | Hersch |
| FIRMA | HERSCH C |
| AFILIACIONES | Cleveland State University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1967 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Revolutions in American Music
Hearing the Present, Remembering the Past
The representation of the past in “postmodern” musical works is often seen as a rejection of coherent historical narratives. Works featuring a mixture of styles (“polystylism”), “borrowed” sounds (either sampled or quoted), and a collage structure supposedly reflect and enact postmodernism’s rejection of “grand narratives” in general and the idea that history has a coherent meaning in particular. This essay contests this interpretation of such po…
The Invention and Reinvention of Big Bill Broonzy
Paris Blues
In Paris Blues Andy Fry aims to puncture what he sees as the myth of “Harlem in Montmartre”: the idea that African American musicians from Josephine Baker to the saxophonist Sidney Bechet found in Paris from the 1920s to the 1950s a welcoming haven from American racism. Fry focuses on the Gallic reception of African American music, covering topics as diverse as black-themed musical theater revues, French jazz criticism, Baker's light opera perfor…
'Every Time I Try to Play Black, It Comes Out Sounding Jewish'
'Every Time I Try to Play Black, It Comes Out Sounding Jewish':Jewish Jazz Musicians and Racial Identity1 Charles Hersch (bio) "Every time I try to play black, it comes out sounding Jewish."2 —Stan Getz Early in his memoir, Really the Blues (1946), Jewish jazz clarinetist Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow describes a conversion experience. Mezzrow and his friends approach a segregated lunch counter in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As someone who is, in his words…
Jazz and the Boundaries of Race
What does racial identity mean in twenty-first-century America? Some say we live in a “postracial” world, and increasing numbers of Americans have multiethnic backgrounds. We academics recognize that race is a social construction, yet Americans remain attached to traditional racial categories. In 2008, approximately 15% of all marriages in the United States were interracial, and beginning with the 2000 census, Americans have been allowed to check…
Poisoning Their Coffee
This essay argues that the life and music of Louis Armstrong challenged mainstream American values and attacked racial hierarchy. In his lifestyle Armstrong pursued a carnivalesque celebration of bodily pleasure at the expense of the Protestant ethic. In addition, his concerts created utopian moments that united black and white listeners in the enjoyment of music. Finally, Armstrong's music represented an assertion of blackness and individuality …
The Priestly Tribe
America without Dissonance
Review of America Without Dissonance: Ken Burns's Jazz
Democracy and Art
Review of Democracy and Art: A Happy Marriage? edited by by Arthur M. Melzer; Jerry Weinberger; M. Richard Zinman
Democratic Artworks
Journal Article Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan. By Charles Hersch. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998. xii, 232 pp. Cloth, $59.50, ISBN 0-7914-3801-5. Paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-7914-3802-3.) Get access Jon Wiener Jon Wiener University of California Irvine, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 2, September 1999…
Music and Social Movements
The Quote Analysis
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Let Freedom Ring
nO n August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King stood before 250,000 black and white Americans and proclaimed, Let freedom ring! urging citizens to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful of brotherhood (Words 97). In his writings, King called for the creation of a redemptive in which mutual regard and equality would replace racial hierarchy and distrust. In this community, argued King, cohesiveness would not hamper, but instead w…
Liberalism, the Novel, & the Self
Lionel Trilling was a literary critic, not a political theorist, but he was very much concerned with the political effects of novels. This article explores Trilling's understanding of politics and the novel and, in particular, his view that novels can strengthen liberal society by presenting conflicting ideas in a way that encourages critical thinking and a morally stronger individual. Despite Trilling's limitations as a political theorist, the a…
Community psychology past, present, and future
Social history, mental health, and community control
The process of collaboration II
From mental health to social action
The process of collaboration
Community psychology past, present, and future
From mental health to social action
Poisoning Their Coffee
This essay argues that the life and music of Louis Armstrong challenged mainstream American values and attacked racial hierarchy. In his lifestyle Armstrong pursued a carnivalesque celebration of bodily pleasure at the expense of the Protestant ethic. In addition, his concerts created utopian moments that united black and white listeners in the enjoyment of music. Finally, Armstrong's music represented an assertion of blackness and individuality …
Let Freedom Ring
nO n August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King stood before 250,000 black and white Americans and proclaimed, Let freedom ring! urging citizens to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful of brotherhood (Words 97). In his writings, King called for the creation of a redemptive in which mutual regard and equality would replace racial hierarchy and distrust. In this community, argued King, cohesiveness would not hamper, but instead w…
America without Dissonance
Review of America Without Dissonance: Ken Burns's Jazz
Democratic Artworks
Journal Article Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan. By Charles Hersch. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998. xii, 232 pp. Cloth, $59.50, ISBN 0-7914-3801-5. Paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-7914-3802-3.) Get access Jon Wiener Jon Wiener University of California Irvine, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 2, September 1999…
The Quote Analysis
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Liberalism, the Novel, & the Self
Lionel Trilling was a literary critic, not a political theorist, but he was very much concerned with the political effects of novels. This article explores Trilling's understanding of politics and the novel and, in particular, his view that novels can strengthen liberal society by presenting conflicting ideas in a way that encourages critical thinking and a morally stronger individual. Despite Trilling's limitations as a political theorist, the a…
The process of collaboration II
The process of collaboration
The process of collaboration
From mental health to social action
The process of collaboration II
Social history, mental health, and community control
Community psychology past, present, and future
Liberalism, the Novel, & the Self
Lionel Trilling was a literary critic, not a political theorist, but he was very much concerned with the political effects of novels. This article explores Trilling's understanding of politics and the novel and, in particular, his view that novels can strengthen liberal society by presenting conflicting ideas in a way that encourages critical thinking and a morally stronger individual. Despite Trilling's limitations as a political theorist, the a…
The Quote Analysis
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Let Freedom Ring
nO n August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King stood before 250,000 black and white Americans and proclaimed, Let freedom ring! urging citizens to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful of brotherhood (Words 97). In his writings, King called for the creation of a redemptive in which mutual regard and equality would replace racial hierarchy and distrust. In this community, argued King, cohesiveness would not hamper, but instead w…
Democratic Artworks
Journal Article Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan. By Charles Hersch. (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998. xii, 232 pp. Cloth, $59.50, ISBN 0-7914-3801-5. Paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-7914-3802-3.) Get access Jon Wiener Jon Wiener University of California Irvine, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 2, September 1999…
Music and Social Movements
Democracy and Art
Review of Democracy and Art: A Happy Marriage? edited by by Arthur M. Melzer; Jerry Weinberger; M. Richard Zinman
The Priestly Tribe
America without Dissonance
Review of America Without Dissonance: Ken Burns's Jazz
Poisoning Their Coffee
This essay argues that the life and music of Louis Armstrong challenged mainstream American values and attacked racial hierarchy. In his lifestyle Armstrong pursued a carnivalesque celebration of bodily pleasure at the expense of the Protestant ethic. In addition, his concerts created utopian moments that united black and white listeners in the enjoyment of music. Finally, Armstrong's music represented an assertion of blackness and individuality …
Jazz and the Boundaries of Race
What does racial identity mean in twenty-first-century America? Some say we live in a “postracial” world, and increasing numbers of Americans have multiethnic backgrounds. We academics recognize that race is a social construction, yet Americans remain attached to traditional racial categories. In 2008, approximately 15% of all marriages in the United States were interracial, and beginning with the 2000 census, Americans have been allowed to check…
'Every Time I Try to Play Black, It Comes Out Sounding Jewish'
'Every Time I Try to Play Black, It Comes Out Sounding Jewish':Jewish Jazz Musicians and Racial Identity1 Charles Hersch (bio) "Every time I try to play black, it comes out sounding Jewish."2 —Stan Getz Early in his memoir, Really the Blues (1946), Jewish jazz clarinetist Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow describes a conversion experience. Mezzrow and his friends approach a segregated lunch counter in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As someone who is, in his words…
Paris Blues
In Paris Blues Andy Fry aims to puncture what he sees as the myth of “Harlem in Montmartre”: the idea that African American musicians from Josephine Baker to the saxophonist Sidney Bechet found in Paris from the 1920s to the 1950s a welcoming haven from American racism. Fry focuses on the Gallic reception of African American music, covering topics as diverse as black-themed musical theater revues, French jazz criticism, Baker's light opera perfor…
Hearing the Present, Remembering the Past
The representation of the past in “postmodern” musical works is often seen as a rejection of coherent historical narratives. Works featuring a mixture of styles (“polystylism”), “borrowed” sounds (either sampled or quoted), and a collage structure supposedly reflect and enact postmodernism’s rejection of “grand narratives” in general and the idea that history has a coherent meaning in particular. This essay contests this interpretation of such po…
The Invention and Reinvention of Big Bill Broonzy
Revolutions in American Music
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