{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-jazz-and-gender-paperback","title":"The Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Reddan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMonika Herzig\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Kahr\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender\u003c\/em\u003e identifies, defines, and interrogates the construct of gender in all forms of jazz, jazz culture, and education, shaping and transforming the conversation in response to changing cultural and societal norms across the globe. Such interrogation requires consideration of gender from multiple viewpoints, from scholars and artists at various points in their careers. This edited collection of 38 essays gathers the diverse perspectives of contributors from four continents, exploring the nuanced (and at times controversial) construct of gender as it relates to jazz music, in the past and present, in four parts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHistorical Perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentity and Culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSociety and Education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolicy and Advocacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the art form's troubled relationship with gender, contributors seek to define the construct to include all possible definitions--not only female and male--without binary limitations, contextualizing gender and jazz in both place and time. As gender identity becomes an increasingly important consideration in both education and scholarship, \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a broad and inclusive resource of research for the academic community, addressing an urgent need to reconcile the construct of gender in jazz in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Reddan\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at Western Oregon University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Herzig \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Kahr\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair of Jazz at the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music in Klagenfurt and Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Jazz at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 500\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773093413152,"sku":"9780367630324","price":102.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/67201d4fccd9c2c65edc4ff195ccf6d4.webp?v=1780419459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-jazz-and-gender-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}