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Listening for a life a dialogic ethnography of Bessie Eldreth through her songs and stories / Patricia Sawin.
| Author/creator | Sawin, Patricia |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Logan : Utah State University Press, |
| Description | xiv, 254 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : dialogism and subjectivity -- "That was before I ever left home" : complex accounts of a simple childhood -- "If you had to work as hard as I did, it would kill you" : work, narrative, and self-definition -- "I said, 'don't you do it'" : tracing development as an empowered speaker through reported speech in narrative -- "He never did say anything about my dreams that would worry me after that" : negotiating gender and power in ghost stories -- "I'm a bad one to go pulling jokes on people" : practical joking as a problematic vehicle for oppositional self-definition -- "My singing is my life" : repertoire and performance -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2004004974 |
| ISBN | 087421582X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |