{"product_id":"seems-like-murder-here-southern-violence-and-the-blues-tradition-paperback","title":"Seems Like Murder Here: Southern Violence and the Blues Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Gussow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2004 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeems Like Murder Here\u003c\/i\u003e offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and hard times, the blues emerge in this provocative study as vital responses to spectacle lynchings and the violent realities of African American life in the Jim Crow South. With brilliant interpretations of both classic songs and literary works, from the autobiographies of W. C. Handy, David Honeyboy Edwards, and B. B. King to the poetry of Langston Hughes and the novels of Zora Neale Hurston, \u003ci\u003eSeems Like Murder Here\u003c\/i\u003e will transform our understanding of the blues and its enduring power.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2004 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeems Like Murder Here\u003c\/i\u003e offers a revealing new account of the blues tradition. Far from mere laments about lost loves and hard times, the blues emerge in this provocative study as vital responses to spectacle lynchings and the violent realities of African American life in the Jim Crow South. With brilliant interpretations of both classic songs and literary works, from the autobiographies of W. C. Handy, David Honeyboy Edwards, and B. B. King to the poetry of Langston Hughes and the novels of Zora Neale Hurston, \u003ci\u003eSeems Like Murder Here\u003c\/i\u003e will transform our understanding of the blues and its enduring power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Gussow\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor of English and southern studies at the University of Mississippi. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMister Satan's Apprentice: A Blues Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and has been a professional blues harmonica player for many years, touring widely in the 1990s as part of the Harlem-based duo Satan and Adam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 6.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099905614131,"sku":"9780226310985","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SE1xYUdGSy9CR2R0djhGbEJSc2Y3dz09.webp?v=1772481401","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/seems-like-murder-here-southern-violence-and-the-blues-tradition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}