Joseph Feinberg

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The Paradox of Authenticity: Folklore Performance in Post-Communist SlovakiaHardcover, 24 July 2018

The Paradox of Authenticity: Folklore Performance in Post-Communist Slovakia
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Part of Series
Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World
Print Length
256 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Date Published
24 Jul 2018
ISBN-10
0299316602
ISBN-13
9780299316600

Description

Observing the activities of urban folk dance enthusiasts in Slovakia, Joseph Grim Feinberg sets out to scrutinize the processes by which authentic folklore is identified, talked about, represented, reconstructed, reenacted, and revived.

In Slovakia and elsewhere in Eastern Europe after World War II, Communist governments promoted folklore revivals and staged performances of song and dance as representations of the people. When the Communists fell from power in Slovakia in 1989, folklore was also discredited in the eyes of many. By the early twenty-first century, however, a new generation launched a movement to revive folklore's reputation and reintroduce it to a broad public.

Weaving together personal narrative, ethnographic analysis, and philosophical reflection, Feinberg examines the aspirations and difficulties of young folk dance devotees as they recognize that authenticity is more easily prized than achieved. He sheds new light on the problems of specialized performance and broad participation, the uneasy relationship between folklore and the public sphere, and the paradoxical pursuit of authenticity in the modern world.

Product Details

Author:
Joseph Feinberg
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
24 July 2018
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.49 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
0299316602
ISBN-13:
9780299316600
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Weight:
476.27 gm

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