{"product_id":"anthem-social-movements-and-the-sound-of-solidarity-in-the-african-diaspora-paperback","title":"Anthem: Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShana L. Redmond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor people of African descent, music constitutes a unique domain of expression. From traditional West African drumming to South African kwaito, from spirituals to hip-hop, Black life and history has been dynamically displayed and contested through sound. Shana Redmond excavates the sonic histories of these communities through a genre emblematic of Black solidarity and citizenship: anthems. An interdisciplinary cultural history, \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how this \"sound franchise\" contributed to the growth and mobilization of the modern, Black citizen. Providing new political frames and aesthetic articulations for protest organizations and activist-musicians, Redmond reveals the anthem as a crucial musical form following World War I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the premise that an analysis of the composition, performance, and uses of Black anthems allows for a more complex reading of racial and political formations within the twentieth century, Redmond expands our understanding of how and why diaspora was a formative conceptual and political framework of modern Black identity. By tracing key compositions and performances around the world-- from James Weldon Johnson's \"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing\" that mobilized the NAACP to Nina Simone's \"To Be Young, Gifted \u0026amp; Black\" which became the Black National Anthem of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)-- \u003ci\u003eAnthem\u003c\/i\u003e develops a robust recording of Black social movements in the twentieth century that will forever alter the way you hear race and nation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShana L. Redmond\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is a former musician and labor organizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45889409876165,"sku":"9780814770412","price":76.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/tLfTxmwbFd9780814770412.webp?v=1781328779","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/anthem-social-movements-and-the-sound-of-solidarity-in-the-african-diaspora-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}