Christopher J Wells
Biographic Data
| ID | 4401446 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher J Wells |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher J |
| FAMILY NAME | Wells |
| SIGNATURE | WELLS C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Perfect Harmony Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Uncertainty and Doubt’: Heterotopic Bisexuality in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
This essay explores the depiction of bisexuality in James Joyce’s 1916 novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In contrast with a lack of sustained and serious consideration toward bisexuality as an adult identity at the turn of the twentieth-century, as well as in subsequent criticism, this piece reflects on how Joyce’s interest in bisexuality as a representational device in A Portrait facilitated his critique of the disproportionate atte…
“Spinnin' the Webb”: Representational Spaces, Mythic Narratives, and the 1937 Webb/Goodman Battle of Music
Benny Goodman and Chick Webb's 1937 battle of music has become a mythic event in jazz historical narratives, enshrined as the unique spectacle that defines Harlem's Savoy Ballroom and its legacy. While this battle has been marked as exceptional and unique, as an event it was a relatively typical instantiation of the “battle of music” format, a presentational genre common in black venues during the 1920s and 1930s. Within African American communit…
You Can't Dance to It”: Jazz Music and Its Choreographies of Listening
Central to dominant jazz history narratives is a midcentury rupture where jazz transitions from popular dance music to art music. Fundamental to this trope is the idea that faster tempos and complex melodies made the music hostile to dancing bodies. However, this constructed moment of rupture masks a longer, messier process of negotiation among musicians, audiences, and institutions that restructured listening behavior within jazz spaces. Drawing…
“The Ace of His Race”: Paul Whiteman’s Early Critical Reception in the Black Press
Looking for Friends, Fans, and Followers? Social Media Use in Public and Nonprofit Human Services
This article uses interviews and Internet data to examine social media use among nonprofit organizations and county departments involved in the delivery of human services in a six‐county area in south‐central New York State. Social media use was modest, with nonprofit organizations much more likely to use it than county departments. Organizations used social media primarily to market organizational activities, remain relevant to key constituencie…
Deutsch: Eine Sprachgeschichte bis 1945
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Deutsch: Eine Sprachgeschichte bis 1945
Looking for Friends, Fans, and Followers? Social Media Use in Public and Nonprofit Human Services
This article uses interviews and Internet data to examine social media use among nonprofit organizations and county departments involved in the delivery of human services in a six‐county area in south‐central New York State. Social media use was modest, with nonprofit organizations much more likely to use it than county departments. Organizations used social media primarily to market organizational activities, remain relevant to key constituencie…
“The Ace of His Race”: Paul Whiteman’s Early Critical Reception in the Black Press
You Can't Dance to It”: Jazz Music and Its Choreographies of Listening
Central to dominant jazz history narratives is a midcentury rupture where jazz transitions from popular dance music to art music. Fundamental to this trope is the idea that faster tempos and complex melodies made the music hostile to dancing bodies. However, this constructed moment of rupture masks a longer, messier process of negotiation among musicians, audiences, and institutions that restructured listening behavior within jazz spaces. Drawing…
“Spinnin' the Webb”: Representational Spaces, Mythic Narratives, and the 1937 Webb/Goodman Battle of Music
Benny Goodman and Chick Webb's 1937 battle of music has become a mythic event in jazz historical narratives, enshrined as the unique spectacle that defines Harlem's Savoy Ballroom and its legacy. While this battle has been marked as exceptional and unique, as an event it was a relatively typical instantiation of the “battle of music” format, a presentational genre common in black venues during the 1920s and 1930s. Within African American communit…
Uncertainty and Doubt’: Heterotopic Bisexuality in James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
This essay explores the depiction of bisexuality in James Joyce’s 1916 novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. In contrast with a lack of sustained and serious consideration toward bisexuality as an adult identity at the turn of the twentieth-century, as well as in subsequent criticism, this piece reflects on how Joyce’s interest in bisexuality as a representational device in A Portrait facilitated his critique of the disproportionate atte…
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