First Nations Popular Music in Canada: Musical Meaning and the Politics of Identity
The musics of First Nations popular musicians "Wapistan" Lawrence Martin and the Innu group Kashtin are examined as polysemic signs whose meaning is mediated both socially and politically in the ongoing construction of First Nations socio-cultural identity. Musical meanings on individual,...
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fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1014450ar 2023-05-15T16:14:03+02:00 First Nations Popular Music in Canada: Musical Meaning and the Politics of Identity Scales, Christopher 1999 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1014450ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1014450ar en eng Canadian University Music Society / Société de musique des universités canadiennes Érudit Canadian University Music Review vol. 19 no. 2 (1999) All Rights Reserved © Canadian University Music Society / Société de musique des universités canadiennes, 1999 text 1999 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1014450ar 2013-08-24T23:41:33Z The musics of First Nations popular musicians "Wapistan" Lawrence Martin and the Innu group Kashtin are examined as polysemic signs whose meaning is mediated both socially and politically in the ongoing construction of First Nations socio-cultural identity. Musical meanings on individual, local, national, and international levels are dependent on the socio-political positioning of both the performers and the audience. Because socio-political positions are themselves fluid, political meanings are, as well, in constant flux. As a polysemic sign, First Nations popular music is a locus for these various meanings and a site for the construction and deconstruction of political discourse. Text First Nations Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Canada Canadian University Music Review 19 2 94 101 |
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The musics of First Nations popular musicians "Wapistan" Lawrence Martin and the Innu group Kashtin are examined as polysemic signs whose meaning is mediated both socially and politically in the ongoing construction of First Nations socio-cultural identity. Musical meanings on individual, local, national, and international levels are dependent on the socio-political positioning of both the performers and the audience. Because socio-political positions are themselves fluid, political meanings are, as well, in constant flux. As a polysemic sign, First Nations popular music is a locus for these various meanings and a site for the construction and deconstruction of political discourse. |
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First Nations Popular Music in Canada: Musical Meaning and the Politics of Identity |
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