Singing Ideas - Performance, Politics and Oral Poetry

Informationen zum Autor Tríona Ní Shíocháin is a whistle-player, singer and interdisciplinary scholar specializing in performance theory, oral theory and Irish-language song and poetry. She is Professor of Modern Irish and Performing Arts at Maynooth University, and was previously Lecturer in Irish Traditional Music at University College, Cork. She is author of  Bláth’s Craobh na nÚdar: Amhráin Mháire Bhuí  (2012). Klappentext Singing Ideas: this is a highly original concept that echoes of A.B. Lord's seminal work of oral theory entitled 'The Singer of Tales', but ultimately fuses oral theory and performance theory with social and anthropological theory which makes it very distinctive. This is the first full length monograph to theorize singing as thought formation, and also includes the theorization of song as a liminal ludic space. This is the first scholarly analysis in English of this important non-literate female song composer, Máire Bhuí Ní Laeire, and tells the story of her contribution to the development of anti-colonial thought through song, thus re-imagining the contribution of women to the history of thought. This book challenges academic assumptions about the pre-eminence of literate culture, and makes a claim for the sheer centrality of oral tradition and performance practices in the generation of ideas in society. Zusammenfassung The songs of the beloved Irish poet Máire Bhuí Ní Laeire (Yellow Mary O’Leary) explore themes of colonial subjection, oppression and injustice, representing an integral contribution to the development of anti-colonial thought in Ireland. Singing Ideas explores the significance of her work, and the immense power of her chosen medium.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Triona Ni Shiochain, Tríona Ní Shíocháin, Triona Ni Shiochain Shiochain, Shíocháin Tríona Ní
• Editore: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781800731820
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-182-0
• Pagine: 214
• Serie: Dance and Performance Studies
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Storia della musica; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political activism, Ireland, Poetry by individual poets, Political activism / Political engagement, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Political & Protest, Performance Studies; History: 18th/19th Century; Anthropology (General); Literary Studies