Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location

Between the Global and the Local

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music
Cover of the book Music, National Identity and the Politics of Location by Vanessa Knights, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Vanessa Knights ISBN: 9781317091592
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 29, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Vanessa Knights
ISBN: 9781317091592
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 29, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

How are national identities constructed and articulated through music? Popular music has long been associated with political dissent, and the nation state has consistently demonstrated a determination to seek out and procure for itself a stake in the management of 'its' popular musics. Similarly, popular musics have been used 'from the ground up' as sites for both populist and popular critiques of nationalist sentiment, from the position of both a globalizing and a 'local' vernacular culture. The contributions in this book arrive at a critical moment in the development of the study of national cultures and musicology. The book ranges from considerations of the ideological focus of cultural nationalism through to analyses of musical hybridity and musical articulations of other kinds of identities at odds with national identity. The processes of global homogenization are thereby shown to have brought about a transitional crisis for national cultural identities: the evolution of these identities, particularly with reference to the concept of 'authenticity' in music, is situated within broader debates on power, political economy and constructions of the self. Theorizations of practice are employed after the manner of Bourdieu, Gramsci, Goffman, Gadamer, Habermas, Bhabha, Lacan and Zizek. Each contribution acts as a case study to characterize the strategies through which differing modes of musical discourse engage, critique or obscure discourses on national identity. The studies include discussions of: musical representations of Irishness; the relationship between Afropop and World Music; Norwegian club music; the revival of traditional music in Serbia; resistance to cultural homogeneity in Brazil; contemporary Uyghur song in Northwest China; rap and race in French society; technobanda from the barrios of Los Angeles, and Spanish/Moroccan raï. In this way, the book seeks to characterize the ideological configurations that help to activate and sustain hegemonic, amb

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

How are national identities constructed and articulated through music? Popular music has long been associated with political dissent, and the nation state has consistently demonstrated a determination to seek out and procure for itself a stake in the management of 'its' popular musics. Similarly, popular musics have been used 'from the ground up' as sites for both populist and popular critiques of nationalist sentiment, from the position of both a globalizing and a 'local' vernacular culture. The contributions in this book arrive at a critical moment in the development of the study of national cultures and musicology. The book ranges from considerations of the ideological focus of cultural nationalism through to analyses of musical hybridity and musical articulations of other kinds of identities at odds with national identity. The processes of global homogenization are thereby shown to have brought about a transitional crisis for national cultural identities: the evolution of these identities, particularly with reference to the concept of 'authenticity' in music, is situated within broader debates on power, political economy and constructions of the self. Theorizations of practice are employed after the manner of Bourdieu, Gramsci, Goffman, Gadamer, Habermas, Bhabha, Lacan and Zizek. Each contribution acts as a case study to characterize the strategies through which differing modes of musical discourse engage, critique or obscure discourses on national identity. The studies include discussions of: musical representations of Irishness; the relationship between Afropop and World Music; Norwegian club music; the revival of traditional music in Serbia; resistance to cultural homogeneity in Brazil; contemporary Uyghur song in Northwest China; rap and race in French society; technobanda from the barrios of Los Angeles, and Spanish/Moroccan raï. In this way, the book seeks to characterize the ideological configurations that help to activate and sustain hegemonic, amb

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Organizations and Working Time Standards by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book The Psychological Processes of Childbearing by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book The Emergence of Systematic Management as Shown by the Literature of Management from 1870-1900 by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book The Nature and Development of Decision-making by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book The Future of Translation Technology by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Organizational and Structural Dilemmas in Nonprofit Human Service Organizations by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Now Read On by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Thicker Than Water by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Recording Music on Location by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Regional Economics by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book English Landed Society in the Eighteenth Century by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Metropolitan Income Growth and Convergence by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book The Shakespearean International Yearbook: Where are We Now in Shakespearean Studies? by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Culture, Ethnicity and Migration After Communism by Vanessa Knights
Cover of the book Intergroup Relations by Vanessa Knights
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy