Research Catalog

Title

California polyphony : ethnic voices, musical crossroads / Mina Yang.

Author

Yang, Mina.

Publication

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Description

184 pages : illustrations, music; 24 cm.

Summary

"What does it mean to be "Californian"? California Polyphony: Ethnic Voices, Musical Crossroads suggests an answer that lies at the intersection of musicology, cultural history, and politics. Consisting of a series of musical case studies of major ethnic groups in California, this book approaches the notion of Californian identity from diverse perspectives, each nuanced by class, gender, and sexuality." "According to Yang, there has never been a straightforward definition of "Californian." This most populous and most affluent state in the Union has been setting musical and cultural trends for decades, and Yang's study thoughtfully illuminates the multicultural nature of its musics."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Music in American life

Uniform Title

Music in American life.

Subject

• Music > California > History and criticism
• Ethnicity in music
• Popular music > Social aspects > California

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-178) and index.

Contents

1. The Early History of California Cultural and Musical Life -- 2. The Transpacific Gaze: Orientalism, Queerness, and Californian Experimentalism -- 3. A Thin Blue Line down Central Avenue: The LAPD and the Demise of a Musical Hub -- 4. Noir Entanglements: Black Music, White Women, and the Dark City -- 5. From the Mission Myth to Chicano Nationalism: The Evolution of Mestizo Identities and Music -- 6. After Sa-i-ku: Korean American Hip-Hop since the Rodney King Uprising.

ISBN

• 9780252032431 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0252032438 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2007030766
• 40015285979

OCLC

• ocn162145875
• 162145875
• SCSB-14541166

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries