by hex | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Reading and studying about Negrophilia keep reminding me about the idea of Orientalism and that to what extent Parisian’s Negrophilia bears similarities to Orientalism, another aesthetic wave of appreciating the Other happened some decades ago before 1920s. An...
by harikian | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Upon first reading about “Negrophilia”, I didn’t find it particularly problematic. If anything, it seemed to me that the French were embracing African culture, a refreshing idea given the racism happening in US and other areas on Europe....
by Andrew Horton | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
André Levinson’s opinion on the influence of African art in Parisian society is generally favorable, but chock-full of patronizing back-handed compliments. Josephine Baker’s dancing is repeatedly referred to as primitive. In fact, in Levinson’s writing on “Negro...
by lamotte | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Parisian audiences did not feel a true love for blackness, black music, or black culture. La revue negre was a very important piece of evidence for the evidence of this. First of all, Jordan, on page 41 of his “Le Jazz” states that when...
by lopezv | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The idea of Negrophilia originated way before the era of 1920s Paris. Jazz in Paris had evolved into a new cultural idea that was a fascination for the French people. It was brought by American Military bands in 1917. French society was enamored with what it brought...
by noonan | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Negrophilia was the surrounding phenomenon in Paris during the twenties. This fascination with Black culture swept the city and impacted nearly every aspect of social life for the average Parisian. A large contributor to Negrophilia was Josephine Baker and her...
