{"product_id":"stepping-in-the-madang-sustaining-expressive-ecologies-of-korean-drumming-and-dance-paperback","title":"Stepping in the Madang: Sustaining Expressive Ecologies of Korean Drumming and Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna L. Kwon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSite-specific expressive ecologies sustain Korean folk culture in a globalizing world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003emadang\u003c\/i\u003e is a key space and concept for Korean drummers and dancers. Literally a village circle, the\u003ci\u003e madang\u003c\/i\u003e is also a metaphor for an expressive occasion or cultural space of embodied participation. Korean performers step in the \u003ci\u003emadang\u003c\/i\u003e as a means of bringing their bodies into purposeful contact with the particular time and place of performance. Kwon contends that the participatory way of being that is cultivated in the\u003ci\u003e madang\u003c\/i\u003e counteracts the fossilization of tradition by bringing folk practices more fully into the embodied present, even if in an idealized fashion. The \u003ci\u003emadang\u003c\/i\u003e draws attention to the body; it increases one's awareness of space and place; and it creates open-ended performances that are conducive to a more dynamic range of social interactions. The book starts with a study of a Korean p'ungmul group that maintains a vibrant, expressive ecology in rapidly globalizing Korea. Kwon documents how historical trends, transmission practices, communal labor, and performative ritual all support this expressive ecology. The book then examines how these practices inspire meaningful, site-focused expressions of folk culture in regional, national, and transnational spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDONNA LEE KWON is associate professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Kentucky and the author of the book, \u003ci\u003e Music in Korea: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163983974535,"sku":"9780819501417","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7f5faa3acc6b7e091e6549bafa0ba1bb.webp?v=1733301860","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/stepping-in-the-madang-sustaining-expressive-ecologies-of-korean-drumming-and-dance-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}