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Authority
Autobiography
History
& Memory
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Autobiography
Autobiography is useful
to challenge the dominant view of history. In this chapter, Dizzy
is responding to the stereotyped perception of the Bebop culture.
This ability of Autobiography to challenge rests largely with the
authority
and integrity of personal experience.
[Q]
How did Dizzy relate his personal experiences and those of his associates
to a wider scene?
[Q]
Did he imply that these experiences show the truth
of the situation?
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History
& Memory
"The Cult of Bebop" is a site
where memory and history come together. Gillespie used personal memory
to speak for a musical genre and culture.
[Q]
How did Dizzy use 'we'
throughout the chapter?
Gillespie clearly had a sense
of historical consciousness. He offered
an interpretation of his own memory. This seems part of an attempt
to create order and meaning from the experiences. This effect
has been discussed in History and memory in African-American
culture.
[Q]
How are issues of History and Memory influenced by the fact that
Dizzy Gillespie was a prominent and recognised musician?
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