Unearthing Gender: Folksongs of North India
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Unearthing Gender is a compelling ethnographic analysis of folksongs sung primarily by lower-caste women in north India, in the fields, at weddings, during. This book is a compelling ethnographic analysis of folksongs sung primarily by lower-caste women in north India, in the fields, at weddings, during travels, and in .
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The significance of these folksongs, Jassal argues, lies in their suggesting and hinting at themes, rather than directly addressing them: Women's lives, their feelings, their relationships, and their social and familial bonds are persuasively presented in song. For the ethnographer, the songs offer an entry into the everyday cultures of marginalized groups of women who have rarely been the focus of systematic analytical inquiry.
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An engaging combination of detailed ethnography and insightful interpretation of song texts and their social significance, this book is well-suited for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars in ethnomusicology and anthropology, gender and sexuality studies, South Asian studies and agrarian studies as well as all who are concerned with expressive culture in its gendered nuances. Listen to the Heron's Words: Reimagining Gender and Kinship in North India. University of California Press. Women's Songs in Kangra, India. View the discussion thread. Submitted by Rehanna Kheshgi on October 17, - 9: Reviewed by Rehanna Kheshgi Researchers in music, folklore, and anthropology have long recognized folk song repertories as valuable sources to collect, analyze, and interpret.
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Smita Tewari Jassal uses these songs to explore how ideas of caste, gender, sexuality, labor, and power may be strengthened, questioned, and fine-tuned through music. At the heart of the book is a library of songs, in their original Bhojpuri and in English translation, framed by Jassal's insights into the complexities of gender and power. Read more Read less.
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