Vitality and Change in Warlpiri Songs
juju-ngaliyarlu karnalu-jana pina-pina-mani kurdu-warnu-patu jujuku
$41.53
- Paperback
254 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2024
Summary
Warlpiri songs hold together the ceremonies that structure and bind social relationships, and encode detailed information about Warlpiri country, cosmology and kinship. Today, only a small group of the oldest generations has full knowledge of ceremonial songs and their associated meanings, and there is widespread concern about the transmission of these songs to future generations.
While musical and cultural change is normal, threats to attrition driven by large-scale external forces i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781743329061 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1743329067 |
| Author: | Georgia Curran, Linda Barwick, Valerie Napaljarri Martin, Simon Japangardi Fisher, Emeritus Professor Nicolas Peterson |
| Publisher: | Sydney University Press |
| Imprint: | Sydney University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 254 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Indigenous Music, Language and Performing Arts |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“There is much a reader can gain from this volume: from inspiration about (re)vitalisation projects and insights into Indigenous/non-Indigenous collaborations; to how anthropology, linguistics, and music and dance studies can combine to illuminate the comprehension of Indigenous songs more brightly.”
– Yasmine Musharbash, Oceania 2024
About The Author
Georgia Curran
Georgia Curran is an anthropologist who has undertaken collaborative projects in Warlpiri communities since 2005. She is currently a research fellow at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney.
Linda Barwick is a musicologist collaborating with First Nations communities in Australia since 1985 and Italian communities since 1979. She is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Nicolas Peterson is emeritus professor of anthropology at the Australia National University. In conjunction with others he has written three land claims for the Warlpiri and two native title claims including for the heartland of Ngaliya Warlpiri people, Mt Doreen Station.
Valerie Napaljarri Martin is the Chairperson for Pintupi Anmatyerr Warlpiri Media and Communications, based in Yuendumu, Central Australia. She has a Lifetime Achievement award for her contributions in the First Nations media sector.
Simon Japangardi Fisher is the senior archive manager for the Warlpiri Media Archive housed at Pintupi Anmatyerr Warlpiri Media and Communications, based in Yuendumu, Central Australia.
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