Broken Voices: Postcolonial Entanglements and the Preservation of Korea’s Central Folksong Traditions (Music and Performing Arts of Asia and the Pacific)
Broken Voices: Postcolonial Entanglements and the Preservation of Korea’s Central Folksong Traditions (Music and Performing Arts of Asia and the Pacific)
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In 2009, many Koreans reacted with dismay when China officially recognized the folksong Arirang, commonly regarded as the national folksong in North and South Korea, as part of its national intangible cultural heritage. Roald Maliangkay describes how an elaborate system of heritage management was first established in modern Korea and for what purposes. Ultimately, Broken Voices raises an important issue of cultural preservationtraditions that fail to attract practitioners and audiences are unsustainable, compromises may be unwelcome, but imperative.. Personal stories of noted singers describe how the colonial period, the media, the Korean War, and personal network
. Roald Maliangkay is senior lecturer in Korean studies and head of the Department of East Asian Studies at the Australian National University
About the AuthorRoald Maliangkay is senior lecturer in Korean studies and head of the Department of East Asian Studies at the Australian National University.