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Author:   Dr Linda Cimardi
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   University of Rochester Press
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781648250729

ISBN 10:   1648250726
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   19 August 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword by Samuel Kahunde Acknowledgments Note on Language Note on the Musical Examples Note on Online Audio and Video Material Prelude: Encountering Local Culture in Western Uganda Introduction: Approaching Gender and Performing Arts in Bunyoro and Tooro 1. ""Traditional Dance Preserves Culture and Shows People How to Behave"": Runyege, MDD, and Gender 2. Singing Marriage, Runyege, and Labor 3. ""Women Aren't Supposed to"": Instrument Playing in the Past and Today 4. Shaking the Hips, Stamping the Feet: The Runyege Dance 5. Narrating and Representing Local Culture: Theater in Songs and Dances 6. Trans-Performing and Morality in Cultural Groups Postlude: Gendering Culture Appendix I. Glossary of Terms in Runyoro-Rutooro Appendix II. Historical Recordings from Bunyoro and Tooro Author's Interviews References Index

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LINDA CIMARDI is Principal Investigator of the DFG-funded research project ""Black Musics in the (Former) Yugoslav Region"" based at Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)

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