Journal article
Sounding Modern- nite: Tabaski in Senegal and the Sonic Production of the Human
Ethnomusicology, Vol.68(3), pp.361-380
10/01/2024
DOI: 10.5406/21567417.68.3.03
Abstract
In Senegal, being human is essentially intertwined with listening and hearing, which are necessary for living in a coherent society. This article explores the sonic constitution of the human in Senegal through proverbs, stories, and ethnographic work that centers around the Islamic holiday of Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) in the urban capital of Dakar. As the city fills with the sounds of sheep, and then with the sounds of slaughter, this article asks how the human is crafted—as modern, sociable, and ethical—through the sonic.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sounding Modern- nite: Tabaski in Senegal and the Sonic Production of the Human
- Creators
- Margaret Lynn Rowley - Widener University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Ethnomusicology, Vol.68(3), pp.361-380
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI
- 10.5406/21567417.68.3.03
- ISSN
- 0014-1836
- eISSN
- 2156-7417
- Number of pages
- 20
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- School of Music
- Record Identifier
- 9984843250502771
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