Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: From Straw Mat to Proscenium and Back
6. Introduction to Part One 25
7. 1. Locating Kinship 27
8. 2. Gentrified 56
9. 3. “Singing Theater” 85
10. 4. Narrating Faith, Resistance, and Healing 114
11. Part Two: Ethnography of a Voice
12. Introduction to Park Two 155
13. 5. Acquiring Sori 157
14. 6. Narrating the Interior 202
15. 7. Negotiating Tradition, Gender, Self 214
16. 8. The “Authentic” Audience 233
17. 9. The Cross-Cultural Voice 245
18. Conclusion 273
19. Notes 277
20. Glossary 301
21. Bibliography 313
22. Index 329
23. about the author 339