Dancing black, dancing white : rock 'n' roll, race, and youth culture of the 1950s and early 1960s /

Dancing Black, Dancing White offers a new look at a popular phenomenon of the 1950s and 1960s---the televised teen dance program. Through a social and cultural history lens, the book uses these shows to explore rock and roll and how it affected both white and Black teenagers. The crux of the book is...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Malnig, Julie
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Zusammenfassung:
Dancing Black, Dancing White offers a new look at a popular phenomenon of the 1950s and 1960s---the televised teen dance program. Through a social and cultural history lens, the book uses these shows to explore rock and roll and how it affected both white and Black teenagers. The crux of the book is twofold: to explore how social and popular dance styles were created and disseminated within the new technology of television and to investigate how the shows both reflected and re-affirmed the racial politics and attitudes of the time.
Umfang:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780197536278
9780197536292
Schlagworte:
Music and race.
Dance and race.
Race relations.
Rock and roll dancing.
Television dance parties.
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