Whose Blues? Sarah Y. Vinson Barnard College

Barnard College

It begins by exploring why character matters and considers what 'character' is and (importantly) what it is not

Others write about the Dust Bowl coming to Texas

Speaking from a wealth of experience as both a mental health expert and an autistic parent

interspersing those broader discussions with shorter essays focusing on neglected literature and personal experiences

Whose Blues? Sarah Y. Vinson Barnard CollegeA 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Mamie Smiths pathbreaking 1920 recording of "Crazy Blues" set the pop music world on fire, inaugurating a new African American market for "race records." Not long after, such records also brought black blues performance to an expanding international audience. A century later, the mainstream blues world has transformed into a multicultural and transnational melting pot, taking the music far beyond the black