Artistic Dynamos: An Ethnography on Music in Central African Kingdoms

ISBN-13: 9780367685362 / Miękka / 2023 / 222 str.

Brian Schrag

Opis

Artistic Dynamos: An Ethnography on Music in Central African Kingdoms uses stories and research from the Ngiemboon community of West Cameroon as touchstones for proposing new approaches to arts scholarship and community development.

Recenzje

"Through close ethnographic work, Brian Schrag creates a malleable dynamos model of the intertwined arts in Bamiléké communities where artists innovate and nurture community vitality in vibrant, subtle ways. As a result, Central and West African expressive performance and the humanities study is richer." Ruth Stone - Indiana University, Professor Emerita, Ethnomusicology

Spis treści

1 Setting the Stage: From Humble Learning to Artistic Communication

2 First Meetings: Bamiléké Communities in Ethnographic and Artistic Context

3 Discovery at Home: The Stable|Malleable Divide

4 Confirmation from a Distance: The Inner Life of an Urban Dance Association

5 Necessary Rigor: Multi-Artistic Description of One Enactment of One Communication Genre

6 Better Futures: Stable|Malleable Dynamos in Community Thriving

O autorze

Brian Schrag is Senior Ethnomusicology & Arts Consultant, SIL International, and founder of the Center for Excellence in World Arts at Dallas International University.