Hymns and Constructions of Race : Mobility, Agency, De/Coloniality Hardback
Edited by Erin Johnson-Williams, Philip Burnett
Part of the Congregational Music Studies Series series
Hardback
Description
Hymns and Constructions of Race: Mobility, Agency, De/Coloniality examines how the hymn, historically and today, has reinforced, negotiated, and resisted constructions of race.
It brings together diverse perspectives from musicology, ethnomusicology, theology, anthropology, performance studies, history, and postcolonial scholarship to show how the hymn has perpetuated, generated, and challenged racial identities. The global range of contributors cover a variety of historical and geographical contexts, with case studies from China and Brazil to Suriname and South Africa.
They explore the hymn as a product of imperialism and settler colonialism and as a vehicle for sonic oppression and/or resistance, within and beyond congregational settings.
The volume contends that the lived tradition of hymn-singing, with its connections to centuries of global Christian mission, is a particularly apt lens for examining both local and global negotiations of race, power, and identity.
It will be relevant for scholars interested in religion, music, race, and postcolonialism.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:258 pages, 32 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/02/2024
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- ISBN:9781032394534
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:258 pages, 32 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032394534
