Publication

2004-07-01 - Utah State University Press

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10087421582X
  • ISBN-139780874215823
  • LibraryThing1636162
  • Goodreads2721353
  • OCLC Control Number54544181
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Description

"In one sense a folklorist's portrayal of a folk artist's life and art, Listening for a Life is equally a rethinking of the processes involved in such work, not only in how the folklorist conveys her subject but in how her subject constitutes and performs herself into being through dialogue with others: those present, those once present, those imagined and anticipated. Drawing on Bahktinian and feminist theory, Sawin pushes forward our understanding of the interactive roles of ethnographer and subject and in the process gives us a deeper understanding of folk singer and storyteller Bessie Eldreth and her greatest art, herself."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Bessie Eldreth and I have been talking, on and off, for the past fifteen years.

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  • Listening For A LifePaperbackUtah State University Press2004-07-01

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