Syncope Fever
James Weldon Johnson and the Black Phonographic Voice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4369689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine Biers (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-125 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2006.96.1.99 |
| OpenAlex | W1965826118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
This essay examines links between James Weldon Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and the cultural logic of ragtime and the phonograph during the pre-WWI era, in order to reconsider critical conceptions of voice within the African-American tradition
Acoustics · Art · Literature · Phonograph · History · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Poetry Analysis and Criticism
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |