The Masked Media : Aymara Fiestas and Social Interaction in the Bolivian Highlands

This study examines the effect of race-consciousness upon the pronunciation of American English and upon the ideology of standardization in the twentieth century. It shows how the discourses of prescriptivist pronunciation, the xenophobic reaction against immigration to the eastern metropolises- especially New York - and the closing of the western frontier together constructed an image of the American West and Midwest as the locus of proper speech and ethnicity. This study is of interest to scholars and students in linguistics, American studies, cultural studies, Jewish studies, and studies in race, class, and gender. Preface and Acknowledgments PART ONE: PROCESSES AND CONTENTS OF FIESTA COMMUNICATION 1. The Problem 2. The Setting PART TWO: THE STRUCTURE OF FIESTAS 3. Cyclical Fiestas 4. Compi Life-Crisis Fiestas 5. Town and City Fiestas PART THREE: RITUAL PARTICIPATION 6. Ritual Costs 7. Ritual Participation in Compi 8. The Limits of Participation 9. Ritual Participation in Cantón Fiestas 10. La Paz Fiesta Participation 11. The Implications of Changes in the Compi Fiesta System 12. Conclusion APPENDICES A. Instrument Cycle in Irpa Chico B. The Fiesta of the Skulls at the Main Cemetery C. Comparison of Expenditures in Food and Drinks of Rural and Urban Fiesta Sponsors D. The Aini List of a San Pedro Sponsor from Lamacachi E. The Introduction of Brass Bands in Compi Fiestas Glossary References Index of Names Index of Subjects