Cole, R orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-3099 (2019) On the Politics of Folk Song Theory in Edwardian England. Ethnomusicology, 63 (1). pp. 19-42. ISSN 0014-1836
Abstract
This article explores how and why a particular vision of folk song became widely popular during the early twentieth century. Focusing on Cecil J. Sharp, I show that despite severe criticism from contemporaries, his beliefs won out as the dominant paradigm for the understanding of folk music. Interrogating the politics of his theorizing, moreover, I draw out the hitherto neglected imbrications between folk revivalism and fascist ideology. Seen as dialectical tools capable of reforming citizens through the expressive contours of their racial birthright, I argue, collected songs and dances were repurposed in the service of forging a national socialist consciousness.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. A copy of this item can be found at: https://doi.org/10.5406/ethnomusicology.63.1.0019 |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2022 11:33 |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2022 09:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
Identification Number: | 10.5406/ethnomusicology.63.1.0019 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185620 |