Images and lyrics: Representations of African American women in blues lyrics written by black women

Images and lyrics: Representations of African American women in blues lyrics written by black women

The purpose of this thesis is to examine to what extent representations of double jeopardy and the stereotypical images of African American females: Mammy, Matriarch, Sapphire, and Strong Black Woman emerge in the blues lyrics of Alberta Hunter, Gertrude "Ma" Rainy, Memphis Minnie, and Vic...

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Main Author:	Pugh-Patton, Danette Marie
Format:	Others
Published:	CSUSB ScholarWorks 2007
Subjects:	African American women Music History and criticism Women blues musicians United States African American women Social conditions Blues (Music) History and criticism Feminism and music United States Blues (Music) Texts Blues (Music) Feminism and music Women blues musicians. African American Studies Ethnomusicology Mass Communication
Online Access:	https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3235 https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4319&context=etd-project

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