Transcultural Performance
Negotiating Globalized Indigenous Identities
Published on 1. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 160 pages
978-1-349-48957-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XI, 160 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-48957-2 (9781349489572)
DOI
10.1057/9781137412430
Schweitzer Classification
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05/2015
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Person
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.
Content
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