A Song and Dance of Hypermasculinity: Performing Ukrainian Cossacks in Canada
The figure of the Cossack in Canada has long been objectified as a model of Ukrainian culture and performance. Rather than a fixed stereotype, however, research shows the Cossack to be a flexible point of negotiation for Ukrainian identity and cultural expression in Canada. Analyses of dance and mus...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | World of music 2014-01, Vol.3 (2), p.15-38 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The figure of the Cossack in Canada has long been objectified as a model of Ukrainian culture and performance. Rather than a fixed stereotype, however, research shows the Cossack to be a flexible point of negotiation for Ukrainian identity and cultural expression in Canada. Analyses of dance and music performances and rich interview data demonstrate how hypermasculinity in particular has become a significant aspect of the Cossack image in recent Ukrainian Canadian song and dance performances. Some reasons for the wide appeal of the Cossack image in Canada are also explored in this essay. |
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| ISSN: | 0043-8774 |