Jeliya at the Crossroads: Learning African Wisdom through an Embodied Practice b

Description: Jeliya at the Crossroads by Lisa Feder This book describes the remarkable culture of jeliya, a musical and verbal art from the Manding region of West Africa. Using an embodied practice as her methodology, the author reveals how she and her music teachers live "in between" local and global cultures. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book describes the remarkable culture of jeliya, a musical and verbal art from the Manding region of West Africa. Using an embodied practice as her methodology, the author reveals how she and her music teachers live "in between" local and global cultures. Her journey spans 20 years of fieldwork presented through personal and intimate stories, first as a student of the balafon instrument, then as a patron of the music. Tensions build in both the music and in social relations that require resolutions, underscoring the differences between two world views. Through balafon lessons, the author embodies values such as patience, courage, and generosity, resulting in a transformative practice that leads her to better understand her position vis-à-vis that of her jeli teachers. Meanwhile, jeliya itself, despite having been transmitted from teacher to student for 800 years, is currently in peril. Jelis cite modern globalized culture and people like the author herself as both a source of the problem as well as the potential solution. Back Cover This book describes the remarkable culture of jeliya, a musical and verbal art from the Manding region of West Africa. Using an embodied practice as her methodology, the author reveals how she and her music teachers live "in between" local and global cultures. Her journey spans 20 years of fieldwork presented through personal and intimate stories, first as a student of the balafon instrument, then as a patron of the music. Tensions build in both the music and in social relations that require resolutions, underscoring the differences between two world views. Through balafon lessons, the author embodies values such as patience, courage, and generosity, resulting in a transformative practice that leads her to better understand her position vis- Author Biography Lisa Feder is an American anthropologist with fieldwork experience in Brazil, France, New York, and West Africa. She has been a lecturer at the Academy of Art University, USA for over a decade. She currently resides in France and is the founder of Manding Grooves, a company that supports jeli music and culture worldwide. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Sweetness in the Gambia.- 3. Moving with Gambians.- 4. Doing Time: The Balafon Workshops, United States.- 5. Direct Transmissions: Going with the Flow.- 6. At Home: Lessons in Respecting Time.- 7. Enchanting Cosmopolitan New York.- 8. Manding New York: Jeliya Bara Bang.- 9. Patronage: Becoming a Jatigi.- 10. Living "in between" Cultures.- 11. Paris 2015–2021.-12. Duniya: Weaving Pasts and Futures. Feature Presents a new perspective on the well-studied Mande region of West Africa Engages in a reflexive, embodied, and sensorial ethnography Provides a case study on apprenticeship and embodiment as a growing fieldwork technique Details ISBN3030830616 Author Lisa Feder Short Title Jeliya at the Crossroads Pages 252 Series Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 3030830616 ISBN-13 9783030830618 Format Paperback DEWEY 781.629634 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition 1st Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2022-10-02 Subtitle Learning African Wisdom through an Embodied Practice UK Release Date 2022-10-02 Edition Description 1st ed. 2021 Alternative 9783030830588 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 12 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 252 p. 12 illus. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138256006;

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