Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. 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 artists like Romani icon Esma RedÅ epova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and Teresa Teng
Around the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. 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 artists like Romani icon Esma RedÅ epova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and Teresa Teng
Levi S. Gibbs is an associate professor of Asian societies, cultures, and languages at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Song King: Connecting People, Places, and Past in Contemporary China and the editor of Faces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Singers Levi S. Gibbs Part I. The Politics of Authenticity and Iconicity Introduction Jeff Todd Titon 1. Becoming a “Folk” Icon: Pete Seeger and Musical Activism Anthony Seeger 2. An Ordinary Icon: Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam Andrew Simon 3. Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom John Lie Part II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Class Introduction Eric Lott 4. All On They Mouth Like Liquor Treva B. Lindsey 5. Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women SingersChristina D. Abreu 6. Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures: Opera Icon Beverly Sills Nancy Guy Part III. Multiplicities of Representations Introduction Ruth Hellier 7. Artful Politics of the Voice: “Queen of Romani Music” Esma Redepova Carol Silverman 8. Teresa Teng: Embodying Asia’s Cold WarsMichael K. Bourdaghs 9. Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 Carol A. Muller Part IV. Singers and Songs as Interweaving Narratives Introduction Kwame Dawes 10. The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar: Gender, Politics, and Nation in India Natalie Sarrazin 11. Ya Toyour: One Song in Two Voices Katherine Meizel
Afterword: The Power of Song Elijah Wald Contributors Index
Acknowledgments Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Singers Levi S. Gibbs Part I. The Politics of Authenticity and Iconicity Introduction Jeff Todd Titon 1. Becoming a “Folk” Icon: Pete Seeger and Musical Activism Anthony Seeger 2. An Ordinary Icon: Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam Andrew Simon 3. Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom John Lie Part II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Class Introduction Eric Lott 4. All On They Mouth Like Liquor Treva B. Lindsey 5. Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women SingersChristina D. Abreu 6. Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures: Opera Icon Beverly Sills Nancy Guy Part III. Multiplicities of Representations Introduction Ruth Hellier 7. Artful Politics of the Voice: “Queen of Romani Music” Esma Redepova Carol Silverman 8. Teresa Teng: Embodying Asia’s Cold WarsMichael K. Bourdaghs 9. Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 Carol A. Muller Part IV. Singers and Songs as Interweaving Narratives Introduction Kwame Dawes 10. The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar: Gender, Politics, and Nation in India Natalie Sarrazin 11. Ya Toyour: One Song in Two Voices Katherine Meizel
Afterword: The Power of Song Elijah Wald Contributors Index
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