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Disaster songs as intangible memorials in Atlantic Canada / Heather Sparling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sparling, Heather, 1972- author.
- Series:
- SOAS studies in music
- SOAS Studies in Music
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disasters--Atlantic Provinces--Songs and music--History and criticism.
- Disasters.
- Memorialization--Atlantic Provinces--History.
- Memorialization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 218 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Heather Sparling is Professor of ethnomusicology and the Canada Research Chair in Musical Traditions at Cape Breton University in Canada.
- Contents:
- Preface. Come All Ye
- Introduction
- Formal Memorials, Vernacular Memorials, and Disaster Songs
- Going Down in History : The Story of Disaster Songs
- Locating Meaning : The Place of Disasters in Songs
- Spontaneity & Ephemerality : The Timing of Memorialization
- Social Significance : The Motivation to Create Disaster Songs
- Personal Motivations : Relationships & Grief
- News & Social Media : Inspiring, Informing, and Disseminating Disaster Songs
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 25, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sparling, Heather, 1972- Disaster songs as intangible memorials in Atlantic Canada
- ISBN:
- 9781003218494
- 1003218490
- 9781000825701
- 1000825701
- 9781000825756
- 1000825752
- Publisher Number:
- 40031529159
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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