Conference Presentations by Stella Fotopoulou
In the present paper i will discuss how individual and ethnic identity are performed alongside in... more In the present paper i will discuss how individual and ethnic identity are performed alongside in musical performance. The presentation will focus on two dimensions of singing performance; Firstly, as a means of constructing individual identity. Secondly, as a common place for the expression and mutual interaction of individual and ethnic identity. More specifically, i will explore the case of a Pomak woman, who lives in a provincial town in Northern Greece and performs the folk songs of her culture out of the context of her village, especially in local fests and folklore festivals around Greece. She is a person who defines, represents and expresses herself through singing performance, contesting and negotiating at the same time her demarcated ethnic identity. Furthermore, i will investigate, in her case, the ways in which self identity is experienced, performed and identified with in Pomak folk songs in a new context in which individuality and the collective dimension of the self are mutually interactive during singing performance.
Papers by Stella Fotopoulou
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Conference Presentations by Stella Fotopoulou
Papers by Stella Fotopoulou