Overview

Full Product Details

9781496819710

Table of Contents

Reviews

Overall, Greek Music in America is a valuable collection, useful in general to scholars who study diasporic cultures.--Maria Chnaraki, Drexel University Journal of Folklore Research The committee praised this groundbreaking book for its novelty and rich, sensitive treatment of diasporic music in the U.S. While many of the best selections in this volume are grounded in ethnomusicology and documentary research, the personal nature of some essays makes the volume deeply illuminating. The work serves a specialized academic audience as well as listeners, musicians, historians, and readers of diaspora studies. Understanding and constructing an audience is one of the main tasks of a volume editor, and the committee applauds Dr. Bucuvalas on that count. It is a volume that sets its goals and its contributions squarely in the inter/trans-disciplinary field of Modern Greek Studies. Its perspective on Greek America is unique and serves an area of study that has not received adequate attention. With its biographical profiles, appendices, and introduction, the collection can also be used as a general introduction or class textbook.--Modern Greek Studies Association book prize committee for the 2019 Vasiliki Karagiannaki Prize for the Best Edited Volume in Modern Greek Studies This is a landmark work in Greek American studies. Comprehensive essays and thumbnail portraits chronicle popular, rebetiko, regional, and sacred music in Greek America. The various contributors deal authoritatively with the subtle interactions between immigrant and mainstream culture. A must-read for anyone interested in the Greek diaspora or ethnic cultures in America.--Dan Georgakas, director, Greek American Studies Project, Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College

The committee praised this groundbreaking book for its novelty and rich, sensitive treatment of diasporic music in the U.S. While many of the best selections in this volume are grounded in ethnomusicology and documentary research, the personal nature of some essays makes the volume deeply illuminating. The work serves a specialized academic audience as well as listeners, musicians, historians, and readers of diaspora studies. Understanding and constructing an audience is one of the main tasks of a volume editor, and the committee applauds Dr. Bucuvalas on that count. It is a volume that sets its goals and its contributions squarely in the inter/trans-disciplinary field of Modern Greek Studies. Its perspective on Greek America is unique and serves an area of study that has not received adequate attention. With its biographical profiles, appendices, and introduction, the collection can also be used as a general introduction or class textbook.--Modern Greek Studies Association book prize committee for the 2019 Vasiliki Karagiannaki Prize for the Best Edited Volume in Modern Greek Studies This is a landmark work in Greek American studies. Comprehensive essays and thumbnail portraits chronicle popular, rebetiko, regional, and sacred music in Greek America. The various contributors deal authoritatively with the subtle interactions between immigrant and mainstream culture. A must-read for anyone interested in the Greek diaspora or ethnic cultures in America.--Dan Georgakas, director, Greek American Studies Project, Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College Overall, Greek Music in America is a valuable collection, useful in general to scholars who study diasporic cultures.--Maria Chnaraki, Drexel University Journal of Folklore Research

Author Information

Tina Bucuvalas, Tarpon Springs, Florida, is curator of art and historical resources with the City of Tarpon Springs. Formerly president of the Florida Folklore Society, she served as state folklorist and director of the Florida Folklife Program of the Florida Department of State. Her many books include Just Above the Water: Florida Folk Art; South Florida Folklife; and The Florida Folklife Reader, all published by University Press of Mississippi.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available