Singing for the Dead

The Politics of Indigenous Revival in Mexico

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Theory & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, History, Americas, Mexico, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Singing for the Dead by Paja Faudree, Duke University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Paja Faudree ISBN: 9780822391890
Publisher: Duke University Press Publication: May 29, 2013
Imprint: Duke University Press Books Language: English
Author: Paja Faudree
ISBN: 9780822391890
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication: May 29, 2013
Imprint: Duke University Press Books
Language: English

Singing for the Dead chronicles ethnic revival in Oaxaca, Mexico, where new forms of singing and writing in the local Mazatec indigenous language are producing powerful, transformative political effects. Paja Faudree argues for the inclusion of singing as a necessary component in the polarized debates about indigenous orality and literacy, and she considers how the coupling of literacy and song has allowed people from the region to create texts of enduring social resonance. She examines how local young people are learning to read and write in Mazatec as a result of the region's new Day of the Dead song contest. Faudree also studies how tourist interest in local psychedelic mushrooms has led to their commodification, producing both opportunities and challenges for songwriters and others who represent Mazatec culture. She situates these revival movements within the contexts of Mexico and Latin America, as well as the broad, hemisphere-wide movement to create indigenous literatures. Singing for the Dead provides a new way to think about the politics of ethnicity, the success of social movements, and the limits of national belonging.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Singing for the Dead chronicles ethnic revival in Oaxaca, Mexico, where new forms of singing and writing in the local Mazatec indigenous language are producing powerful, transformative political effects. Paja Faudree argues for the inclusion of singing as a necessary component in the polarized debates about indigenous orality and literacy, and she considers how the coupling of literacy and song has allowed people from the region to create texts of enduring social resonance. She examines how local young people are learning to read and write in Mazatec as a result of the region's new Day of the Dead song contest. Faudree also studies how tourist interest in local psychedelic mushrooms has led to their commodification, producing both opportunities and challenges for songwriters and others who represent Mazatec culture. She situates these revival movements within the contexts of Mexico and Latin America, as well as the broad, hemisphere-wide movement to create indigenous literatures. Singing for the Dead provides a new way to think about the politics of ethnicity, the success of social movements, and the limits of national belonging.

More books from Duke University Press

Cover of the book Chalk Lines by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Attachments to War by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Black Athena Writes Back by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Undead TV by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Popular Movements and State Formation in Revolutionary Mexico by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Censorium by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Obeah and Other Powers by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Unfree Masters by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Presidential Selection by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Aurality by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Our Own Way in This Part of the World by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book The Technical Delusion by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Constitutionalism, Identity, Difference, and Legitimacy by Paja Faudree
Cover of the book Storytelling Globalization from the Chaco and Beyond by Paja Faudree
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy