Day: October 22, 2013

  • Black Beethoven and the Racial Politics of Music History Transition Issue 112, 2013 pages 117-130 DOI: 10.1353/tra.2013.0056 Nicholas T. Rinehart Harvard University Nicholas T. Rinehart debunks theories of Beethoven’s blackness and calls for a reimagining of the classical canon. The Question Was Beethoven Black? He surely wasn’t, but some insist otherwise. The question is not…

  • My Basmati Bat Mitzvah Amulet Books 2013-10-01 256 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Hardcover ISBN: 1-4197-0806-6 Paula J. Freedman During the fall leading up to her bat mitzvah, Tara (Hindi for “star”) Feinstein has a lot more than her Torah portion on her mind. Between Hebrew school and study sessions with the rabbi, there…