Harris M. Berger

Identity and Everyday Life

Essays in the Study of Folklore, Music and Popular Culture

Buch

The notion of everyday life is ubiquitous in the contemporary intellectual scene. While scholars frequently use this concept to signal a romantic return to the common people, Berger and Del Negro are among the first to subject the term to theoretical scrutiny. This book explores how everyday life has been used in three intellectual traditions (American folklore, British cultural studies and French everyday life theory) and suggests a program for revitalizing anti-elitist approaches to culture.The book draws on studies of performance from around the globe, including the authors' work on heavy metal in the U.S. and the Italian passeggiata (ritu… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Del Negro, Giovanna P.

ISBN: 978-0-8195-6687-4
EAN: 9780819566874
Produktnummer: 9208710
Verlag: Wesleyan University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 210 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.2 cm 331 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 331

Über den Autor

Harris M. Berger is Associate Professor of Music at Texas A&M University and author of Metal, Rock and Jazz (Wesleyan, 1999). Giovanna P. Del Negro is Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M University.