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- W135687926 abstract "When Delta blues are considered to be music, the genre is inextricably tied to the neocolonial, sharecropping system of cotton production characteristic of the Mississippi Delta region between the Civil War and World War II. Imperialist nostalgia, then, arises in accounts which pay primary and positive tribute to blues performances emanating from this same postcolonial cultural setting. But most blues performers did not remain in rural Mississippi and probably would not qualify as real authentic folk artists who lived on the land--most escaped the Delta as soon as they could. In William Ferris's ethnographic/folklorist book, Blues from the Delta, his scholarly descriptions of the people, places, and events comprising his research inadvertently serve to paint an invidious portrait of his respondents as semi-literate, poverty-stricken folk musicians and communal associates. He places the Delta blues so deeply into cultural context that the impression is created that the music cannot exist without the culture. In this type of research the music is never actually heard, but lyrics are quoted, photographs of the musicians are seen, and letters they wrote are reproduced. How can imperialist nostalgia be avoided in studies of the Delta blues? Richard Wright, in a foreword to another scholarly study of the blues, called them fantastically paradoxical, and this may have to serve until further notice. (Contains 12 references.) (NKA) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** DELTA BLUES SCHOLARSHIP AND IMPERIALIST NOSTALGIA William P. Nye Department of Sociology Hollins College Roanoke, Virginia 24020 Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Culture Association Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April, 1995 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION °ace Eztomionai nesearco.miy,rao,o,ri EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) t;Vgis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated m this document do not necessarily represent olficral OERI position or policy (No citation or quotation without permission from the author.) 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE" @default.
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- W135687926 title "Delta Blues Scholarship and Imperialist Nostalgia." @default.
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