Music, Longing and Belonging
Author | : Magdalena Waligórska-Huhle |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2014-10-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781443869492 |
ISBN-13 | : 144386949X |
Rating | : 4/5 (49X Downloads) |
Download or read book Music, Longing and Belonging written by Magdalena Waligórska-Huhle and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from musicologists, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and literary scholars, this book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on how different modes of musical sociability - ranging from opera performances to collective singing and internet fan communities - inspire ""imagined communities"" that not only transcend national borders, but also challenge the boundaries between the self and the other. While the relationship between music and nationhood has been widely r...