Listening for a life a dialogic ethnography of Bessie Eldreth through her songs and stories
In one sense a folklorist's portrayal of a notable folk artist's life and art, Listening for a Life is equally a rethinking of the processes involved in such work, not only in how the folklorist conveys her subject but in how her subject constitutes and performs herself into being through...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press
c2004.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430347506719 |
| Sumario: | In one sense a folklorist's portrayal of a notable folk artist's life and art, Listening for a Life is equally a rethinking of the processes involved in such work, not only in how the folklorist conveys her subject but in how her subject constitutes and performs herself into being through dialogue with others: those present, those once present, those imagined and anticipated.Drawing on Bahktinian and feminist theory, Sawin pushes forward our understanding of the interactive roles of ethnographer and subject and in the process gives us a deeper understanding of folk singer and st |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283283335 9786613283337 9780874215007 |
