Walter Van De Leur
Biographic Data
| ID | 3065766 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter Van De Leur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter |
| FAMILY NAME | Van De Leur |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DE LEUR W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Building on the Power of the Past' the production and politics of heritage on a Dutch Caribbean Island
Lying off the coast of Venezuela in a prime ‘sun, sea, and sand’ location, Curaçao is a popular tourist destination with a complex past. Since its colonisation by the Dutch in 1634, it has seen slavery, abolition, a civil rights movement, industrialisation, and severe environmental damage. All the while it has served as an exotic escape for wealthy travellers. In 2010, a high-profile European jazz festival came to the island and drew a large, int…
"Your Music Has Flung the Story of 'Hot Harlem' to the Four Corners of the Earth!"
From his early “jungle-style” and “mood” pieces to his later extended works and suites, the function and meaning of programmatic and narrative elements in Ellington's music has generated a wealth of critical commentary and debate among critics, scholars, and fans. To take a recent example, Brent Hayes Edwards has argued for the primacy of the “literary imperative in the Ellington oeuvre,” observing that Ellington was “consistently concerned with …
Jazz Perspectives Ellington Special Issue Introduction
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Jazz Perspectives Ellington Special Issue Introduction
"Your Music Has Flung the Story of 'Hot Harlem' to the Four Corners of the Earth!"
From his early “jungle-style” and “mood” pieces to his later extended works and suites, the function and meaning of programmatic and narrative elements in Ellington's music has generated a wealth of critical commentary and debate among critics, scholars, and fans. To take a recent example, Brent Hayes Edwards has argued for the primacy of the “literary imperative in the Ellington oeuvre,” observing that Ellington was “consistently concerned with …
Building on the Power of the Past' the production and politics of heritage on a Dutch Caribbean Island
Lying off the coast of Venezuela in a prime ‘sun, sea, and sand’ location, Curaçao is a popular tourist destination with a complex past. Since its colonisation by the Dutch in 1634, it has seen slavery, abolition, a civil rights movement, industrialisation, and severe environmental damage. All the while it has served as an exotic escape for wealthy travellers. In 2010, a high-profile European jazz festival came to the island and drew a large, int…
Art history (3 works) · Jazz (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Adventure (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Cultural heritage (1 work) · Economy (1 work)