The Globalization of Rural Plays in the Twenty-First Century
Abstract
The Globalization of Rural Plays in the Twenty-First Century excavates the neglected ideological substratum of peasant folk plays. By focusing on northeastern Romania and southwest Ukraine—two of the most ruralized regions in Europe—this work reveals the complex landscape of peasant plays and the essential role they perform in shaping local culture, economy, and social life. The rapid demise of these practices and the creation of preservation programs is analyzed in the context of the corrosive effects of global capitalism and the processes of globalization, urbanization, mass-mediatization, and heritagization. Just like peasants in search of better resources, rural plays “migrate" from their villages of origin into the urban, modern, and more dynamic world, where they become more visible and are both appreciated and exploited as forms of transnational, intangible cultural heritage.
Schlagworte
Romania European folklore Ukraine postsocialism folk plays mummers peasant studies- 1–18 Introduction 1–18
- 281–290 Afterword 281–290
- 291–294 Appendix I 291–294
- 295–300 Appendix II 295–300
- 301–304 Appendix III 301–304
- 305–314 Bibliography 305–314
- 315–326 Index 315–326
- 327–328 About the Author 327–328