Transcultural Performance

Negotiating Globalized Indigenous Identities

AvMichele Back

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Featuring interviews, conversations and observations from a multi-sited ethnography of Ecuadorean musicians and their families, this book offers an innovative response to previous analyses of globalization and indigenous languages, demonstrating how transcultural practices can enhance the use and maintenance of indigenous and minority languages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-05-28
Mått:140 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:329 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Language and Globalization
Antal sidor:160
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137412423

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Michele Back is an Assistant Professor of World Languages Education at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her research examines how multilingual individuals negotiate and construct identity in transnational and online contexts. She has published articles in The Modern Language Journal, Language Learning and Foreign Language Annals.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Globalization, Indigenous Languages, and the Runa Takiks 2. Globalized or Glocalized? Transnational or Transcultural? Defining Language Practices in Global Spaces 3. Theorizing Transcultural Language Practices 4. Gender and Beliefs about Language 5. Transcultural Performances of Gender 6. Transcultural Performances of Ethnicity 7. Transcultural Performance and Legitimacy: Seven Years Later 8. Conclusions and Implications for Indigenous and Minority Languages