Transcultural Performance: Negotiating Globalized Indigenous Identities (Language and Globalization)

Back, Michele

ISBN 10: 1349489573 / ISBN 13: 9781349489572

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transcultural Performance: Negotiating Globalized Indigenous Identities (Language and Globalization)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349489573
• ISBN 13: 9781349489572
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Featuring interviews, conversations and observations from a multi-sited ethnography of Ecuadorean musicians and their families, this book offers an innovative response to previous analyses of globalization and indigenous languages, demonstrating how transcultural practices can enhance the use and maintenance of indigenous and minority languages.

About the Author

Michele Back is an Assistant Professor of World Languages Education at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her research examines how multilingual individuals negotiate and construct identity in transnational and online contexts. She has published articles in The Modern Language Journal, Language Learning and Foreign Language Annals.