Engendering Song
Author | : Jane C. Sugarman |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1997-10-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 0226779734 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780226779737 |
Rating | : 4/5 (737 Downloads) |
Download or read book Engendering Song written by Jane C. Sugarman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-10-27 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Prespa Albanians, both at home in Macedonia and in the diaspora, the most opulent, extravagant, and socially significant events of any year are wedding celebrations. Combining photographs, song texts, and vibrant recordings of the music with her own evocative descriptions, ethnomusicologist Jane C. Sugarman focuses her account of Prespa weddings on notions of gendered identity, demonstrating the capacity of singing to generate and transform relations of power within Prespa society.