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Social Voices : The Cultural Politics of Singers around the Globe /

"Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gibbs, Levi, 1980- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2023.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. The Cultural Politics of Singers / Levi S. Gibbs
  • PART I. THE POLITICS OF AUTHENTICITY AND ICONICITY. Introduction / Jeff Todd Titon ; Becoming a "Folk" Icon : Pete Seeger and Musical Activism / Anthony Seeger ; An Ordinary Icon : Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam / Andrew Simon ; Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom / John Lie
  • PART II. RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS. Introduction / Eric Lott ; All On They Mouth Like Liquor / Treva B. Lindsey ; Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women Singers / Christina D. Abreu ; Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures : Opera Icon Beverly Sills / Nancy Guy
  • PART III. MULTIPLICITIES OF REPRESENTATIONS. Introduction / Ruth Hellier ; Artful Politics of the Voice : "Queen of Romani Music" Esma Redžepova / Carol Silverman ; Teresa Teng : Embodying Asia's Cold Wars / Michael K. Bourdaghs ; Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 / Carol A. Muller
  • PART IV. SINGERS AND SONGS AS INTERWEAVING NARRATIVES. Introduction / Kwame Dawes ; The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar : Gender, Politics, and Nation in India / Natalie Sarrazin ; Ya Toyour : One Song in Two Voices / Katherine Meizel
  • Afterword: The Power of Song / Elijah Wald.