Chapter
In the wake of disenchantment
Abstract
“Me encanta” Venezuelan musicians would say about music, meaning that they are enchanted by it, that they love it. I describe the co-experience of enchantment as an ethnographic method for sensing the world-building potential of people’s engagement with music practices. Enchantment captures the transformative effect of aesthetic experience, as well as the dreams for the future that are conjured through it. In this chapter, I explore the limits …
Authors
Stainova Y
Book title
Anthropology and Responsibility
Pagination
pp. 73-89
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 7, 2023
DOI
10.4324/9781003332077-5