Liner Notes for the Revolution: The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound
Daphne A. Brooks
Harvard University Press
Liner Notes for the Revolution offers a startling new perspective on acclaimed Black women artists and the overlooked contributions of other Black women concerned with their work -- contributions in the form of sound archivists, critics of modern culture, and cultural commentators. In her book Brooks tackles the complicated racial politics of blues music recording, song collecting, and rock & roll criticism, and pioneers a long overdue recognition and celebration of Black women musicians as radical intellectuals.