music, biography, identity
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Hellier, Ruth
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- WER 54 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- zangeressen, muziek, sociale klasse, vrouwbeelden, identiteit, macht, gender, biografische gegevens, Afghanistan, Cuba, Cyprus, IJsland, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Polen, Turkije
- Description
- Ten biographical and poetic narratives demonstrate how the act of vocalizing embodies dynamics of representation, power, agency, activism, and risk-taking. Engaging with performance practice, politics, and constructions of gender through vocality and vocal aesthetics, this collection offers insights into the experiences of specific women singers in a range of sociocultural contexts. Contributors trace themes and threads that include childhood, families, motherhood, migration, fame, training, transmission, technology, and the interface of private lives and public identities.