Between Two Fires - Gypsy Performance and Romani Memory from Pushkin to Post-Socialism

"Between Two Fires" addresses an important series of topics for anthropology in general and for the study of the Soviet Union and for postsocialist Russia in particular. Lemon weds current theoretical concerns to an understudied but significant community."--Martha Lampland, author of "The Object of Labor: Commodification in Socialist Hungary"

Sommario

Acknowledgments

Notes on Orthography and Transcripts
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Introduction

1. Pushkin, The Gypsies, and Russian Imperialist Nostalgia
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2. Roma, Race, and Post-Soviet Markets>
3. “What is Your Nation?” Performing Romani Distinctions

4. The Gypsy Stage, Socialism, and Authenticity>
5. The Hidden Nail: Memory, Loyalty, and Models of Revelation>
6. “Roma” and “Gazhje”: Shifting Terms>
7. Conclusion: At Home in Russia

Appendix A. Roma and Other Tsygane in the Commonwealth of Independent States
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Appendix B. Dialect Differences>
Appendix C. Vlax-Lovari Romani Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Alaina Lemon is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Riassunto

Since Tsarist times, Roma in Russia (known to others as Gypsies) have been portrayed as rebels, isolated from society and excluded from mainstream history. This book examines how Roma themselves have negotiated such dualities, in both everyday interactions and in stage performances.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alaina Lemon, Lemon, Alaina Lemon
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.07.2000
• EAN: 9780822324935
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2493-5
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Peso: 499 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Russland, Europäische Geschichte, History - General History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union