Spirit of Affect

Carine Plancke is a Visiting Professor at Ghent University and Director of the Centre for Research on Culture and Gender.

• List of RecordingsNote on OrthographyPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Being Moved In/Through Song and DanceChapter 1. Arts of ArisingChapter 2. An Aesthetics of LongingChapter 3. Flows of InspirationChapter 4. Motions of SorrowPart II: Affect, Rhythm and the MaternalChapter 5. Re-Animating AffectChapter 6. The Rhythm of RitualChapter 7. Imagining the Intra-UterineConclusionReferencesIndex

“This book offers an impressive body of data, brought to life through close reading of Punu song lyrics and careful reconstruction of the performances.” • Koen Stroeken, Ghent University“This is an important, interesting, and timely contribution to anthropological theory (and performance of anthropology specifically). In the book, I love the idea of tradition referring to the process of ongoing generativity. It’s A productive line of thought that I think will resonate with readers.” • Lauren Miller, Texas Tech University