Social Voices

Levi S. Gibbs is an associate professor of Asian societies, cultures, and languages at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Song King: Connecting People, Places, and Past in Contemporary China and the editor of Faces of Tradition in Chinese Performing Arts.

Acknowledgments Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Singers Levi S. Gibbs

Part I. The Politics of Authenticity and Iconicity

Introduction  Jeff Todd Titon

1. Becoming a “Folk” Icon: Pete Seeger and Musical Activism  Anthony Seeger

2. An Ordinary Icon: Cassettes, Counternarratives, and Shaykh Imam Andrew Simon

3. Idolatry and Iconoclasm in K-Pop Fandom John Lie

Part II. Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Class

Introduction  Eric Lott

4. All On They Mouth Like Liquor  Treva B. Lindsey

5. Compromise and Competition: The Musical Identities of Afro-Cuban Women SingersChristina D. Abreu

6. Challenging the Divide Between Elite and Mass Cultures: Opera Icon Beverly Sills  Nancy Guy

Part III. Multiplicities of Representations

Introduction  Ruth Hellier

7. Artful Politics of the Voice: “Queen of Romani Music” Esma Redžepova Carol Silverman

8. Teresa Teng: Embodying Asia’s Cold WarsMichael K. Bourdaghs

9. Women, Political Voice, and the South African Diaspora, 1959-2020 Carol A. Muller

Part IV. Singers and Songs as Interweaving Narratives

Introduction  Kwame Dawes

10. The Vocal Narratives of Lata Mangeshkar: Gender, Politics, and Nation in India  Natalie Sarrazin

11. Ya Toyour: One Song in Two Voices  Katherine Meizel

 

Afterword: The Power of Song   Elijah Wald

Contributors

Index