| Listening for a Life: A Dialogic Ethnography of Bessie Eldreth Through Her Songs and Stories Contributor(s): Sawin, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 087421582X ISBN-13: 9780874215823 Publisher: Utah State University Press OUR PRICE: $22.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: In one sense a folklorist's portrayal of a notable folk artist's life and art, "Listening for a Life "is equally a rethinking of the processes involved in such work, not only in how the folklorist conveys her subject but in how her subject constitutes and performs herself into being through dialogue with others: those present, those once present, those imagined and anticipated. Drawing on Bahktinian and feminist theory, Sawin pushes forward our understanding of the interactive roles of ethnographer and subject and in the process gives us a deeper understanding of folk singer and storyteller Bessie Eldreth and her greatest art, herself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Music | Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004004974 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.98" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In one sense a folklorist's portrayal of a notable folk artist's life and art, Listening for a Life is equally a rethinking of the processes involved in such work, not only in how the folklorist conveys her subject but in how her subject constitutes and performs herself into being through dialogue with others: those present, those once present, those imagined and anticipated. Drawing on Bahktinian and feminist theory, Sawin pushes forward our understanding of the interactive roles of ethnographer and subject and in the process gives us a deeper understanding of folk singer and storyteller Bessie Eldreth and her greatest art, herself. |