Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic: Art, Activism, Academia, and the Austin Project

Book Overview

In Austin, Texas, in 2002, a group of artists, activists, and academics led by performance studies scholar Omi Osun Joni L. Jones formed the Austin Project (tAP), which meets annually in order to provide a space for women of color and their allies to build relationships based on trust, creativity, and commitment to social justice by working together to write and perform work in the jazz aesthetic.

Inspired by this experience, this book is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292722877
• ISBN13: 9780292722873
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"