Cool. Jazz als Gegenkultur im westlichen Nachkriegsdeutschland
German, Stephan Braese, 2024Free shipping starting at 50.–
Jazz had a significant cultural impact on various spheres of the new public in Germany after the liberation in 1945 and became an expression of a complex sense of time and life that influenced literature and film, debates and discourses far beyond just enthusiast circles. The book presents concise readings of a wide range of testimonies—from fan zines and letters to the editor to essays and non-fiction, novels, radio plays, and films, as well as magazines like 'twen' and oral traditions from the 'Exi' youth scene—demonstrating how jazz, through its close connection with the radically critical yet 'reserved' attitude of American cool, unfolded countercultural virulence against the restorative spirit of the Adenauer era. It also becomes clear that this virulence was specifically invoked by the unique conditions in post-war West Germany. Among the particularly relevant and ultimately unavoidable fields of meaning in this context were the questions of racism, national 'identity', and finally the revision of the relationship between ethics and aesthetics through a radical culture of expression. Jazz is recognizable as a genuine expression of a deeply skeptical outlook on life—until the characteristic attitude of cool was replaced by that of loud and activist protest, including the new musical soundtracks that accompanied it.
Language | German |
topic | Art, Music & Design |
Subtopic | Art, music, design |
Author | Stephan Braese |
Number of pages | 442 |
Book cover | Hard cover |
Year | 2024 |
Item number | 43936054 |
Publisher | Edition Text + Kritik |
Category | Non-fiction |
Release date | 15.2.2024 |
topic | Art, Music & Design |
Subtopic | Art, music, design |
Language | German |
Author | Stephan Braese |
Year | 2024 |
Number of pages | 442 |
Edition | 1 |
Book cover | Hard cover |
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Height | 230 mm |
Width | 150 mm |
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