Queer and Moaning: Queen of the Moaners Clara Smith
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- July 24, 2019
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Rimmer, Caitlin
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of American Studies, Folklore Program
- Abstract
- This thesis begins the project of producing a functional narrative of the life of Clara Smith, the second most recorded blues singer of the classic period. Smith had significant relationships in her life with both men and women, and would now fall under the umbrella of queerness. In this thesis, for the first time, the disparate fields of information that have been known about Clara Smith are gathered in one place alongside new discoveries. As the record of the life of a queer woman of colour, this information has been divided not by chance, but by the shaping forces of homophobia, racism and colonialism. I have drawn upon the dual intellectual histories of folklore and queer theory to not only provide a critical framework for undertaking this work, but to develop new and experimental approaches for locating, compiling and interpreting sources.
- Date of publication
- 2019
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- Sawin, Patricia
- Berlinger, Gabrielle
- Hinson, Glenn
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
- Graduation year
- 2019
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