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Social Voices resounds with memorable, personal, and prophetic stories of how singers shape our worlds. An expansive, versatile, and mind-opening volume.”--William Cheng, author of
Queering the Field: Sounding Out EthnomusicologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Singers Levi S. Gibbs
Part I. The Politics of Authenticity and Iconicity
Introduction Jeff Todd Titon
1. Becoming a “Folk” Icon: Pete Seeger and Musical Activism Anthony Seeger
2. An Ordinary Icon: Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam Andrew Simon
3. Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom John Lie
Part II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Class
Introduction Eric Lott
4. All On They Mouth Like Liquor Treva B. Lindsey
5. Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women SingersChristina D. Abreu
6. Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures: Opera Icon Beverly Sills Nancy Guy
Part III. Multiplicities of Representations
Introduction Ruth Hellier
7. Artful Politics of the Voice: “Queen of Romani Music” Esma Redžepova Carol Silverman
8. Teresa Teng: Embodying Asia’s Cold WarsMichael K. Bourdaghs
9. Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 Carol A. Muller
Part IV. Singers and Songs as Interweaving Narratives
Introduction Kwame Dawes
10. The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar: Gender, Politics, and Nation in India Natalie Sarrazin
11. Ya Toyour: One Song in Two Voices Katherine Meizel
Afterword: The Power of Song Elijah Wald
Contributors
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