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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibbs, Levi, 1980- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Social aspects.

Music.

Music--Political aspects.

Popular music--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Vocal music--History and criticism.

Vocal music.

Singers--Social conditions.

Singers.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2023]

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 Redžepova, 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.

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 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Social voices

ISBN:

9780252045240

0252045246

9780252087387

0252087380

OCLC:

1346532829

Publisher Number:

99994627163