Survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915 and their descendants have used music to adjust to a life in exile and counter fears of obscurity. In this nuanced and richly detailed study, Sylvia Angelique Alajaji shows how the boundaries of Armenian music and identity have been continually redrawn: from the identification of folk music with an emergent Armenian nationalism under Ottoman rule to the early postgenocide diaspora community of Armenian musicians in New York, a more self-consciously nationalist musical tradition that emerged in Armenian communities in Lebanon, and more recent clashes over music and politics in California. Alajaji offers a critical look at the complex and multilayered forces that shape identity within communities in exile, demonstrating that music is deeply enmeshed in these processes. Multimedia components available online include video and audio recordings to accompany each case study.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-13
9780253017611
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215695298
Product Key Features
Author
Sylvia Angelique Alajaji
Publication Name
Music and the Armenian Diaspora: Searching for Home in Exile
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology, History
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
210 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Sylvia Angelique Alajaji
Series Title
Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa