by drewes | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
In 20s Paris, there was a large demand for American negro culture. Josephine Baker became the poster child for these types of shows, as French audiences were fascinated by her dances, the likes of which they had never seen before. Many have termed this...
by Emma Haupt | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
While I do believe several 1920s Parisians had a genuine love and respect for African American artists, this number of people was limited. It is separated between the people who celebrated African American artists for their uniqueness with respect and admiration and...
by devries | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
There are almost as many cultural interpretations of negrophilia in the 1920s as there pieces of information available about Josephine Baker and performances of La Revue Nègre in particular. There were some positive responses, a few fence-riders, and clearly very...
by pruim | Oct 14, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
The great responsibility of a historian is to ask questions to which there are no correct answers. Did the 1920s Parisians love, respect and celebrate African Americans artists? Or did their racist view ultimately meant that what they experienced was something...
by Alexandra Mauney | Oct 10, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
Crucial to any discussion of a historical cultural phenomenon is an acute awareness of the myriad factors at play within the context in which the phenomenon occurred. While we may be shocked into a moment of rage upon our first read of such accounts of La Revue Negre...
by wayne | Oct 9, 2015 | Music in Paris in the 1920s (2015)
1920’s Parisians loved African American culture in some way: a love called “Negrophilia.” All of the readings focused on Josephine Baker’s dancing and performance and the public’s fascination with her. To them, she represented their...
