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Author:   Dr Linda Cimardi
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   University of Rochester Press
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781648250323

ISBN 10:   1648250327
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   22 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"List of Illustrations Foreword by Samuel Kahunde Acknowledgments Note on Language Note on the Musical Examples Note on Online Audio and Video Material Prelude: Encountering Local Culture in Western Uganda Introduction: Approaching Gender and Performing Arts in Bunyoro and Tooro 1 ""Traditional Dance Preserves Culture and Shows People How to Behave"": Runyege, MDD, and Gender 2 Singing Marriage, Runyege, and Labor 3 ""Women Aren't Supposed to"": Instrument Playing in the Past and Today 4 Shaking the Hips, Stamping the Feet: The Runyege Dance 5 Narrating and Representing Local Culture: Theater in Songs and Dances 6 Trans-Performing and Morality in Cultural Groups Postlude: Gendering Culture Appendix I. Glossary of Terms in Runyoro-Rutooro Appendix II. Historical Recordings from Bunyoro and Tooro Author's Interviews References Index"

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LINDA CIMARDI is Principal Investigator of the DFG-funded research project ""Black Musics in the (Former) Yugoslav Region"" based at Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

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