Journey of song public life and morality in Cameroon /

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Hoofdauteur: Ignatowski, Clare A.
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2006.
Reeks:African expressive cultures.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Introduction
  • Maïtené's modern life : song as negotiation of public morality
  • "Better than family, better than girls" : the Tupuri Gurna Society
  • Defying the modern : play of identities in Gurna dance exhortation ([b,hooked][o]'ge f[o]g[e])
  • "Telephone of the dance" : circulation of Gurna song discourse
  • "Rise up, gather like storm clouds" : poetics of Gurna song (si[ng] gurna)
  • "I become your boy" : power, legitimacy and magic in song composition
  • Staging conflict through insult : competing systems of justice
  • Multipartyism and nostalgia for the unified past : discourses of democracy in Gurna politics
  • Conclusion.