Cultural Ideology in International Jazz Competitions. University of Antwerp
This research aims to enrich our knowledge of cultural ideology and mediation within jazz by investigating how a core set of beliefs about the music, including collectivity, American exceptionalism and cultural ownership, are (re)produced within two of the oldest ongoing international jazz competitions, the B-Jazz International Contest (1979, Belgium) and the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition (1987, U.S.). I will combine insights ...