identity, heritage and creative research practice in Basilicata, southern Italy Ferrarini, Lorenzo. creator Scaldaferri, Nicola 1969- text bibliography enk Manchester Manchester University Press 2020 monographic eng

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xi, 224 p. : ill., col. maps. onic ethnography reveals how sound plays a central role in the performance of local identities in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. By exploring the soundscape of tree rituals, carnivals, pilgrimages, informal musical performances, and sound archives, the book focuses on the relational and experiential aspects of sound that momentarily bring together acoustic communities. It provides an innovative take on an area that has been studied by Italian and foreign scholars starting from the 1950s, in which these classic studies have become one of the forces at play in the local politics of heritage. Through a combination of text, colour photographs and sound recordings, Sonic ethnography makes a compelling argument for taking sound seriously as a crucial component of social life and as an ethnographic form of representation. With an afterword and a soundscape composition by Steven Feld. Lorenzo Ferrarini and Nicola Scaldaferri. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ethnology Italy, Southern Ethnomusicology Italy Basilicata Music Social aspects Italy Basilicata Basilicata (Italy) Social life and customs GN585.I8 F47 2020 1526152002 (pbk.) 9781526152008 (pbk.) 210223 on1145319269