Voices from the straw mat : toward an ethnography of Korean story singing / Chan E. Park.
| Author/creator | Park, Chan E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press : Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaiʻi, ©2003. |
| Description | xii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Hawaiʻi studies on Korea Hawaiʻi studies on Korea. ^A446126 |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Part one : From straw mat to proscenium and back. Locatin gkinship ; Gentrified ; "Singing theater" ; Narrating faith, resistance, and healing -- Part two : Ethnography of a voice. Acquiring Sori ; Narrating the interior ; Negotiating tradition, gender, self ; The "authentic" audience ; The cross-cultural voice -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | This book approaches Korean stylized storytelling tradition and celebrates the subject not as a static phenomenon but a living, organic tradition adapting to an ever-shifting context. Drawing on her extensive literary and performance backgrounds, the author provides insights into the relationship between language and music, singing and speaking, and traditional and modern reception. Her "performance-centered" approach to p'ansori informs the discussion of a wide range of topics, including the amalgamation of the dramatic, the narrative, and the poetic; the invocation of traditional narrative in contemporary politics; the vocal construction of gender; and the politics of preservation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002011991 |
| ISBN | 082482511X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780824825119 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1751.K7 P4 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |