Trish Winter

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Performing Englishness: Identity and Politics in a Contemporary Folk ResurgencePaperback, 1 April 2015

Performing Englishness: Identity and Politics in a Contemporary Folk Resurgence
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Print Length
224 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Date Published
1 Apr 2015
ISBN-10
0719097304
ISBN-13
9780719097300

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Performing Englishness looks in detail at the growth in popularity and profile of the English folk arts in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Based on original research within English folk culture, it is the only ethnographic study of its kind. By closely scrutinising various facets of this folk resurgence - discursive, musical and visual - the authors explore how it speaks to a broader explosion of interest in the subject of English national and cultural identity.

How does contemporary English folk music and dance relate to ideas about England and Englishness? What kinds of English identities are expressed through the works of musicians like Seth Lakeman or Bellowhead? How does morris dancing contribute to ongoing political debates around multiculturalism, globalisation, and the devolution of the British nations? And how does the English folk scene reconcile a new-found commercial success with anti-capitalist roots?

In their quest for answers to these and other questions, the authors combine the approaches of British cultural studies and ethnomusicology, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews with central figures of the resurgence and close analysis of key musical and dance texts. Their presentation of the English case contributes to debates about English identity and calls for a rethinking of concepts such as revival, indigeneity and tradition. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the field of cultural studies, ethnomusicology and related disciplines.

Product Details

Authors:
Trish WinterSimon Keegan-Phipps
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 April 2015
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.07 cm
Genre:
Sociological
ISBN-10:
0719097304
ISBN-13:
9780719097300
Language:
English
Location:
Manchester
Pages:
224
Weight:
281.23 gm

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