Sonic Ruins of Modernity: Judeo-Spanish Folksongs Today (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032276533)

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.

Author: Edwin Seroussi
ISBN-10: 1032276533
ISBN-13: 9781032276533
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2022
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d