The Politics of Authenticating: Revisiting New Orleans Jazz - Hardcover

by Richard Ekins (Author), Robert Porter (Author)

This book is part jazz historiography, part autoethnography and part memoir. It sets forth a grounded theory of 'authenticating' as a basic socio-political process, with reference to Richard Ekins' participation in the social worlds of New Orleans jazz, and his life as a social constructionist social scientist and cultural theorist.

Author Biography

Richard Ekins is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Cultural Studies, Ulster University, UK. Robert Porter is Research Director in Communication, Media and Cultural Studies at Ulster University, UK.