The Sound of Welsh Patagonia : Performance, Subjectivity and Music in y Wladfa, Patagonia, Argentina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trotter, Lucy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Social history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book examines the cultural and musical traditions of the Welsh community in Patagonia, Argentina, exploring themes of identity, performance, and heritage. Through fieldwork conducted in Welsh, English, and Spanish, the author delves into how music and choir performances serve as a vehicle for sustaining Welsh culture and community cohesion in a geographically distant locale. With insights into rituals like the Eisteddfod and the interplay between Welsh and Argentinian influences, this work provides a nuanced study of cultural preservation and subjectivity. The book is intended for readers interested in ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, and diaspora studies, offering a detailed exploration of the role of music in cultural identity formation. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgements

A note on translation

1 Introduction: Musical encounters

2 A little Wales away from Wales

3 ‘Eisteddfodamos’: Eisteddfod as ritual performance

4 Performing Patagonia under the gaze of the Welsh other

5 Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most Welsh of them all?

6 ‘The community is a family and the choir is the glue’: Performing Patagonia for the ear of the Welsh other

7 Conclusions: Sound and the subject

Notes

Works Cited

Index

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ISBN:

9781837722211

1837722218

OCLC:

1514624741