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Gender in Chinese Music draws together contributions from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and literary scholars to explore how music is implicated in changing notions of masculinity, femininity, and genders "in between" in Chinese culture.
Village ritualists, international classical pianists, pop idols, and professional mourners -- whether they perform in temples, on concert stages, or in TV shows, Chinese musicians continually express and negotiate their gendered identities. Gender in Chinese Music brings together contributions from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and literary scholars to explore how gender is not only manifested in the diverse musical traditions of Chinese culture but also constructed through performing and observing these traditions.
Individual chapters examine unique music cultures ranging from those of courting couples in China's heartlands to ethnic minority singers in the borderlands, and from Ming-period courtesans to contemporary karaoke hostesses. The book also features interviews with musicians, music industry workers, and fans talking about gender. With its wide-ranging subject matter and interdisciplinary approach, this volume will be an important resource for researchers and students interested in how music is implicated in the changing notions of masculinity, femininity, and genders "in between." Contributors: RuardAbsaroka, Rachel Harris, Stephen Jones, Frank Kouwenhoven, Olivia Kraef, Joseph Lam, Rowan Pease, Antoinet Schimmelpenninck, Hwee-San Tan, Shzr Ee Tan, Xiao Mei, Judith Zeitlin, Tiantian Zheng.
Rachel Harris is Reader in the Music of China and Central Asia at SOAS, University of London. Rowan Pease is Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London. Shzr Ee Tan is Senior Lecturer in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Village ritualists, international classical pianists, pop idols, and professional mourners -- whether they perform in temples, on concert stages, or in TV shows, Chinese musicians continually express and negotiate their gendered identities. Gender in Chinese Music brings together contributions from ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, and literary scholars to explore how gender is not only manifested in the diverse musical traditions of Chinese culture but also constructed through performing and observing these traditions.
Individual chapters examine unique music cultures ranging from those of courting couples in China's heartlands to ethnic minority singers in the borderlands, and from Ming-period courtesans to contemporary karaoke hostesses. The book also features interviews with musicians, music industry workers, and fans talking about gender. With its wide-ranging subject matter and interdisciplinary approach, this volume will be an important resource for researchers and students interested in how music is implicated in the changing notions of masculinity, femininity, and genders "in between." Contributors: RuardAbsaroka, Rachel Harris, Stephen Jones, Frank Kouwenhoven, Olivia Kraef, Joseph Lam, Rowan Pease, Antoinet Schimmelpenninck, Hwee-San Tan, Shzr Ee Tan, Xiao Mei, Judith Zeitlin, Tiantian Zheng.
Rachel Harris is Reader in the Music of China and Central Asia at SOAS, University of London. Rowan Pease is Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London. Shzr Ee Tan is Senior Lecturer in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Price: $36.95
Pages: 316
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Publication Date:
01 July 2015
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781580465441
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
MUSIC / Ethnomusicology, Theory of music and musicology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, Gender studies, gender groups
There are too many gems in this book to address here. . . . I can think of no better volume to demonstrate the astounding breadth of Chinese musical cultures than Gender in Chinese Music. The chapters are well written, informative, thought provoking, and provide an important contribution to a range of issues in Chinese society both in the musical sphere and beyond.
Introduction - Rachel Harris and Rowan Pease
Gender and Music in Local Communities - Stephen Jones
The Pleasures of Print: Illustrated Songbooks from the Late Ming Courtesan World - Judith T. Zeitlin
From Courtesans to Modern Hostesses: Music and Construction of Gender in the Entertainment Industry in China - Tiantian Zheng
An Interview with Zhang Han, Karaoke Bar Host - Shzr Ee Tan
Impulsive Scholars and Sentimental Heroes: Contemporary Kunqu Discourses of Traditional Chinese Masculinities - Joseph Lam
An Interview with Madame Zinnia Kwok, Amateur Opera Singer - Shzr Ee Tan
Men Behaving Badly? Shawm Bands of North China - Stephen Jones
An Interview with Coco Zhao, Shanghai Jazz Singer - Ruard Absaroka
New Chinese Masculinities on the Piano: Lang Lang and Li Yundi - Shzr Ee Tan
An Interview with Aloysius Lee, Fan of Singer Faye Wong - Shzr Ee Tan
"I Prefer a Man Who Is Fresh like a Jumping Fish": Gender Issues in Shan'ge, Chinese Popular Rural Song - Frank Kouwenhoven
"I Prefer a Man Who Is Fresh like a Jumping Fish": Gender Issues in Shan'ge, Chinese Popular Rural Song - Antoinet Schimmelpenninck
An Interview with Liu Sola, Composer, Singer, Visual Artist, and Novelist - Shzr Ee Tan
Broken Voices: Ethnic Singing and Gender - Rowan Pease
An Interview with Li Sisong, Producer and Songwriter - Shzr Ee Tan
"Mother's Daughter": Gender Narratives in Nuosu-Yi Women's Musical Expressive Forms - Olivia Kraef
An Interview with Xiao Mei, Ethnomusicologist - Shzr Ee Tan
"Doing Satan's Business": Negotiating Gendered Concepts of Music and Ritual in Rural Xinjiang - Rachel Harris
Bodies, Gender, and Worldviews: Me-mot Spirit Mediums in the Jingxi Region of Guangxi - Xiao Mei
Vegetarian Sisters: New Configurations of Gender in Buddhism in Southern Fujian - Hwee-San Tan
Selected Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
Gender and Music in Local Communities - Stephen Jones
The Pleasures of Print: Illustrated Songbooks from the Late Ming Courtesan World - Judith T. Zeitlin
From Courtesans to Modern Hostesses: Music and Construction of Gender in the Entertainment Industry in China - Tiantian Zheng
An Interview with Zhang Han, Karaoke Bar Host - Shzr Ee Tan
Impulsive Scholars and Sentimental Heroes: Contemporary Kunqu Discourses of Traditional Chinese Masculinities - Joseph Lam
An Interview with Madame Zinnia Kwok, Amateur Opera Singer - Shzr Ee Tan
Men Behaving Badly? Shawm Bands of North China - Stephen Jones
An Interview with Coco Zhao, Shanghai Jazz Singer - Ruard Absaroka
New Chinese Masculinities on the Piano: Lang Lang and Li Yundi - Shzr Ee Tan
An Interview with Aloysius Lee, Fan of Singer Faye Wong - Shzr Ee Tan
"I Prefer a Man Who Is Fresh like a Jumping Fish": Gender Issues in Shan'ge, Chinese Popular Rural Song - Frank Kouwenhoven
"I Prefer a Man Who Is Fresh like a Jumping Fish": Gender Issues in Shan'ge, Chinese Popular Rural Song - Antoinet Schimmelpenninck
An Interview with Liu Sola, Composer, Singer, Visual Artist, and Novelist - Shzr Ee Tan
Broken Voices: Ethnic Singing and Gender - Rowan Pease
An Interview with Li Sisong, Producer and Songwriter - Shzr Ee Tan
"Mother's Daughter": Gender Narratives in Nuosu-Yi Women's Musical Expressive Forms - Olivia Kraef
An Interview with Xiao Mei, Ethnomusicologist - Shzr Ee Tan
"Doing Satan's Business": Negotiating Gendered Concepts of Music and Ritual in Rural Xinjiang - Rachel Harris
Bodies, Gender, and Worldviews: Me-mot Spirit Mediums in the Jingxi Region of Guangxi - Xiao Mei
Vegetarian Sisters: New Configurations of Gender in Buddhism in Southern Fujian - Hwee-San Tan
Selected Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index