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Joshua Brinkman on American Farming Culture and the History of Technology

Peoples & Things

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Saxophones and Identity in Jazz

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between identity, technology, and music, with a focus on the saxophone and its cultural evolution in the hands of black jazz musicians. It critiques how advertising strategies of musical instrument companies often marginalized black contributions while highlighting the saxophone's role in reflecting modernity and cultural debates in early 20th-century America.

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