{"title":"Talkin’ Bout a Revolution(ary): The Music and Politics of Tracy Chapman","authors":"Rasheedah A. Jenkins","doi":"10.1080/03007766.2022.2045162","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The field of folklore in general, but specifically, Africana folklore studies can be enriched by greater analyses of Black female contributions. In this article, I position folk music as the primary interest and chosen location to acknowledge Black women’s participation from beyond the margins. My inquiry reveals folk music as a lens into the myriad ways Black women have translated vernacular traditions to deconstruct the master narrative and interrogate societal norms. Specifically, this article examines how Tracy Chapman appropriated the folk esthetic as a strategic discursive space for politically conscious creative expression.","PeriodicalId":46155,"journal":{"name":"POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2022.2045162","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"MUSIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT The field of folklore in general, but specifically, Africana folklore studies can be enriched by greater analyses of Black female contributions. In this article, I position folk music as the primary interest and chosen location to acknowledge Black women’s participation from beyond the margins. My inquiry reveals folk music as a lens into the myriad ways Black women have translated vernacular traditions to deconstruct the master narrative and interrogate societal norms. Specifically, this article examines how Tracy Chapman appropriated the folk esthetic as a strategic discursive space for politically conscious creative expression.
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Popular Music and Society, founded in 1971, publishes articles, book reviews, and audio reviews on popular music of any genre, time period, or geographic location. Popular Music and Society is open to all scholarly orientations toward popular music, including (but not limited to) historical, theoretical, critical, sociological, and cultural approaches. The terms "popular" and "society" are broadly defined to accommodate a wide range of articles on the subject. Recent and forthcoming Special Issue topics include: Digital Music Delivery, Cover Songs, the Music Monopoly, Jazz, and the Kinks. Popular Music and Society is published five times per year and is a peer-reviewed academic journal supported by an international editorial board.