Ugly Publics

Abstract This essay takes up a collaboration between Inuk singer Tanya Tagaq and Greenlandic mask dancer Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory to theorize a form of dominant public I call an “ugly public.” Ugly publics rely on the difference between audiences (the people in the room) and publics (which are n...

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Published in:Ethnomusicology
Main Author: Chana, Nadia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Illinois Press 2023
Subjects:
Music
Anthropology
Cultural Studies
Williamson
greenlandic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/21567417.67.3.07
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spelling crunivillinoispr:10.5406/21567417.67.3.07 2023-12-10T09:49:16+01:00 Ugly Publics Chana, Nadia 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/21567417.67.3.07 https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/etm/article-pdf/67/3/406/2020042/406chana.pdf en eng University of Illinois Press Ethnomusicology volume 67, issue 3, page 406-429 ISSN 0014-1836 2156-7417 Music Anthropology Cultural Studies journal-article 2023 crunivillinoispr https://doi.org/10.5406/21567417.67.3.07 2023-11-12T14:59:54Z Abstract This essay takes up a collaboration between Inuk singer Tanya Tagaq and Greenlandic mask dancer Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory to theorize a form of dominant public I call an “ugly public.” Ugly publics rely on the difference between audiences (the people in the room) and publics (which are not quite people and rely on a series of texts) to come into being. Ugly publics result when a dominant public is pinned down and made to feel feelings associated with minoritarian positionings. Crucially, in ugly publics, these feelings do not result from empathizing with minoritarian subjects but rather from confronting their own dominance. Article in Journal/Newspaper greenlandic UI Press - University of Illinois Press (via Crossref) Williamson ENVELOPE(-65.383,-65.383,-67.717,-67.717) Ethnomusicology 67 3 406 429
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