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Imani Perry Finds Blue in the Black American Experience

2025/1/30
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Imani Perry: 我探索了蓝色在非裔美国人历史和文化中的意义,从靛蓝贸易到布鲁斯音乐传统,以及它与精神性、社区、抵抗和身份认同复杂性的联系。蓝色象征着忧郁和痛苦,也象征着美丽和希望,它体现了非裔美国人在逆境中保持希望和灵魂渴望的韧性。靛蓝贸易反映了奴隶贸易中黑人的非人化,以及他们对靛蓝之美的重新拥抱。被奴役者的坟墓用长春花标记,象征着他们对自身价值的肯定。布鲁斯音乐赋予了蓝色一种声音,展现了黑人的意志力、想象力和创造力。蓝调音符是美国音乐的基础,它源于非洲裔美国人的贡献,并体现了美国音乐的复杂性。迈尔斯·戴维斯的专辑《蓝色狂想曲》反映了民权运动时期对艺术和政治的想象。蓝色制服代表了国家权力,它与非裔美国人的关系复杂且具有历史渊源。巫毒教是黑人南方文化中的一种民间信仰体系,它融合了多种文化元素,并对蓝调音乐和日常生活产生影响。艺术可以用来改变生活,蓝调音乐就是这种改变生活方式的体现。妮娜·西蒙的音乐生涯反映了她对种族歧视的反抗和对艺术的坚持。写作过程是一个对话的过程,它融合了各种声音和视角。面对当前的逆境,我们需要保持价值观,并从历史中汲取力量。 Mina Kim: 我就蓝色在非裔美国人经历中的意义以及它如何反映黑人的二元性与Imani Perry进行了探讨。我还与听众们就蓝色是否代表了非裔美国人的故事以及Perry的观点是否与他们产生共鸣进行了互动。 Barry: 我分享了爱尔兰盖尔语中对黑人的描述,指出在盖尔语中,黑人被描述为“蓝色的人”,这说明对蓝色的称呼在先于对黑种人的称呼。

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Imani Perry's book, "Black in Blues," explores the multifaceted meanings of blue in Black American history and culture. The color represents both melancholy (the blues) and beauty, resilience and sorrow, reflecting the complexities of Black life. Perry's personal connection to blue, stemming from her grandmother's home decor, serves as a starting point for the book's exploration.
  • Blue's dual nature, representing both melancholy and beauty in Black culture.
  • The significance of blue in the context of Jim Crow South.
  • The importance of hope and possibility in the face of adversity.

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Imani Perry says that the color blue tells the story of her people, reflecting both oppression and resilience, sorrow and hope. In her new book “Black in Blues,” Perry explores the significance of the color in Black American history and culture – from the indigo trade to the blues music tradition – and stitches together histories that connect the color to spirituality, community, resistance and the complexities of identity. Perry joins us.

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Imani Perry,** **professor in studies of women, gender and sexuality and in African and African American studies, Harvard University; fellowship recipient, MacArthur and Guggenheim; Her previous book ‘South to America’ won the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction.