num_pages: 142
description: This Book Analyzes The Social Origins Of Karaoke And The Dramaturgical Characteristics Of Karaoke Events, And Explains How Various Musical Genres Are Reframed As Karaoke Music. It Also Visits The Numerous Karaoke Scenes In Their Natural Context -- The Sites Of The Actual Consumption Of Media Products, Such As Expensive Private Homes And Fancy Hotel Ballrooms In The Affluent Suburbs Of New Jersey, Working-class Restaurants And Nightclubs In The Multiethnic Neighborhoods In Flushing, Queens, And Cantonese Opera Music Clubs In New York's Chinatown. Finally, The Book Offers An Intimate Analysis Of How Karaoke Has Been Adopted By Several Interpretive Communities Of First-generation Chinese Immigrants Not Only As Popular Entertainment But Also As A Means To Help (re)define Their Social Identity And Way Of Life. -- Publisher Description. Foreword / Neil Postman -- 1. Understanding Karaoke As Communication -- 2. Media In The Chinese American Experience: The Formation And Media/tion Of The Diaspora -- 3. Karaoke As Cultural Connection And Translation: The Voice Of A Hong Kong Cantonese Community In New York's Chinatown -- 4. Karaoke As Status Symbol: The Voice Of A Taiwanese Community In The Affluent Suburbs Of New Jersey -- 5. Karaoke As Escape: The Voice Of A Malaysian Chinese Community In Flushing, New York -- 6. Karaoke And The Construction Of Identity. Casey Man Kong Lum. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 117-122) And Indexes.
language: en
title: in Search of A Voice: Karaoke and the Construction of Identity in Chinese America (Everyday Communication Series)
publisher: Routledge