W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 2001 Two steps from the blues: Creating discourse and constructing canons in blues criticism John M. Dougan College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the African American Studies Commons, American Literature Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Music Commons Recommended Citation Dougan, John M., "Two steps from the blues: Creating discourse and constructing canons in blues criticism" (2001). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539623381. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-nqf0-d245 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
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