{"product_id":"social-voices-9780252087387","title":"Social Voices","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSingers generating cultural identity from K-Pop to Beverly Sills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSocial Voices\u003c\/i\u003e resounds with memorable, personal, and prophetic stories of how singers shape our worlds. An expansive, versatile, and mind-opening volume.”--William Cheng, author of \u003ci\u003eQueering the Field: Sounding Out Ethnomusicology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Singers Levi S. Gibbs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. The Politics of Authenticity and Iconicity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction  Jeff Todd Titon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. Becoming a “Folk” Icon: Pete Seeger and Musical Activism  Anthony Seeger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2. An Ordinary Icon: Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam Andrew Simon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 3. Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom John Lie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction  Eric Lott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 4. All On They Mouth Like Liquor  Treva B. Lindsey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5. Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women SingersChristina D. Abreu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 6. Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures: Opera Icon Beverly Sills  Nancy Guy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Multiplicities of Representations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction  Ruth Hellier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 7. Artful Politics of the Voice: “Queen of Romani Music” Esma Redžepova Carol Silverman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 8. Teresa Teng: Embodying Asia’s Cold WarsMichael K. Bourdaghs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 9. Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 Carol A. Muller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Singers and Songs as Interweaving Narratives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction  Kwame Dawes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 10. The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar: Gender, Politics, and Nation in India  Natalie Sarrazin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 11. Ya Toyour: One Song in Two Voices  Katherine Meizel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Afterword: The Power of Song   Elijah Wald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contributors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400524833111,"sku":"9780252087387","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252087387.jpg?v=1730470895","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-voices-9780252087387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}