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Globalization of Rural Plays in the Twenty-First Century

Globalization of Rural Plays in the Twenty-First Century

Rus, Alin

Hardcover

AnthropologyMythology & FolkloreGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1666915432
ISBN13: 9781666915433
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Nov 29 2022
Pages: 342
Weight: 1.48
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.

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