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Performing Englishness: Identity and Politics in a Contemporary Folk Resurgence

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Performing Englishness: Identity and Politics in a Contemporary Folk Resurgence
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Trish Winter
By (author) Simon Keegan-Phipps
SeriesNew Ethnographies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreFolk art
Folk dancing
Folk and traditional
ISBN/Barcode 9780719097300
ClassificationsDewey:781.62
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 April 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Now available in paperback, Performing Englishness examines the growth in popularity and profile of the English folk arts in the first decade of the twenty-first century. In the only study of its kind, the authors explore how the folk resurgence speaks to a broader explosion of interest in the subject of English national and cultural identity. Combining approaches from British cultural studies and ethnomusicology, the book draws on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews with central figures of the resurgence and close analysis of music and dance as well as visual and discursive sources. Its presentation of the English case study calls for a rethinking of concepts such as revival and indigeneity. It will be of interest to students and scholars in cultural studies, ethnomusicology and related disciplines. -- .

Author Biography

Trish Winter is a Senior Lecturer in Film at the University of Sunderland Simon Keegan-Phipps is a Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield -- .