Full Description
Sonic Ruins of Modernity shows how social, cultural and cognitive phenomena interact in the making and distribution of folksongs beyond their time. Through Judeo-Spanish (or Ladino) folksongs, the author illustrates a methodology for the interplay of individual memories, artistic initiatives, political and media policies, which ultimately shape "tradition" for the past century. He fleshes out in a series of case studies how folksongs can be conceived, performed and circulated in the post-tradition era - constituting each song as a "sonic ruin," as an imagined place. At the same time, the book overall provides a unique perspective on the history of the Judeo-Spanish folksong.
Contents
Preface Chapter 1 - Defining sonic ruins of modernity Chapter 2 - Excavating sonic ruins: the modern Judeo-Spanish folksong in context Chapter 3 - From Spain to the Eastern Mediterranean and Back Chapter 4 - Indescribable Female Beauty: the Song of Songs and Sephardic Wasfs Chapter 5 - A Forbidden love: The sanctity of a modern Sephardic female proletarian Chapter 6 - Abraham's vocation, modern invocations Chapter 7 -From Venice to Manhattan: The modern odyssey of Bendigamos Chapter 8 - A garden of sonic ruins and the post-traditional condition Abbreviations Bibliography
