Giving women a voice: Christian songs and female expression at Kopiago, Papua New Guinea

Gillespie, Kirsty (2010) Giving women a voice: Christian songs and female expression at Kopiago, Papua New Guinea. Perfect Beat, 11 1: 7-24.

Attached Files (Some files may be inaccessible until you login with your UQ eSpace credentials)
Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads

Author Gillespie, Kirsty
Title Giving women a voice: Christian songs and female expression at Kopiago, Papua New Guinea
Journal name Perfect Beat  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2010
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1558/prbt.v11i1.7
Volume number 11
Issue number 1
ISSN 1038-2909; 1836-0343
Start page 7
End page 24
Total pages 18
Place of publication London, United Kingdom
Publisher Equinox Publishing
Language eng
Abstract At Lake Kopiago, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, women’s public music-making is often restricted and men are the most visible performers. However, the introduction of Christianity has seen women become more visible in the musical landscape through their participation in church musical activities. Christian songs learnt by women in church are now spilling over into the secular realm, forming the basis for much community composition. Women are able to directly express their desires, and their anxieties, in music, using these newly introduced musical tools. This paper investigates the processes of women’s composition in these terms, focusing on songs composed and performed by the Duna women of Lake Kopiago, Southern Highlands Province.
Keyword Christian music
Composition
Empowerment
Gender
Laments
Papua New Guinea
Women
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Provisional Code
Institutional Status Non-UQ

Document type: Journal Article
Sub-type: Article
Collection: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining Publications
 
Versions
Version Filter Type
Citation counts: Google Scholar Search Google Scholar
Access Statistics: 31 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics
Created: Wed, 21 Sep 2011, 08:44:03 EST by Kirsty Gillespie on behalf of Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining