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Social voices : the cultural politics of singers around the globe / edited by Levi S. Gibbs.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]Description: 1 online resource (viii, 261 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0252054768
  • 9780252054761
Other title:
  • Cultural politics of singers around the globe
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social voicesDDC classification:
  • 306.4/842 23/eng/20221207
LOC classification:
  • ML3916 .S656 2023
Online resources:
Contents:
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 Red�zepova / 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.
Summary: "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 artists like Romani icon Esma Red�zepova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and pop superstar Teresa Teng. Topics include gendered performances and the negotiation of race and class identities; the class-related contradictions exposed by the divide between highbrow and pop culture; links between narratives of overcoming struggle and the distinction between privileged and marginalized identities; singers' ability to adapt to shifting notions of history, borders, gender, and memory in order to connect with listeners; how the meanings we read into a singer's life and art build on one another; and technology's ability to challenge our ideas about what constitutes music. Cutting-edge and original, Social Voices reveals how singers and their songs equip us to process social change and divergent opinions"-- Provided by publisher.
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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 Red�zepova / 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.

"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 artists like Romani icon Esma Red�zepova, Indian legend Lata Mangeshkar, and pop superstar Teresa Teng. Topics include gendered performances and the negotiation of race and class identities; the class-related contradictions exposed by the divide between highbrow and pop culture; links between narratives of overcoming struggle and the distinction between privileged and marginalized identities; singers' ability to adapt to shifting notions of history, borders, gender, and memory in order to connect with listeners; how the meanings we read into a singer's life and art build on one another; and technology's ability to challenge our ideas about what constitutes music. Cutting-edge and original, Social Voices reveals how singers and their songs equip us to process social change and divergent opinions"-- Provided by publisher.

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