Authenticity in our globalized world is a paradox. This collection examines how authenticity relates to cultural products, looking closely at how a particular "ethnic" food, or genre of popular music, or indigenous religious belief attains its aura of originality, when all traditional cultural products are invented in a certain time and place.
Author Biography:
Michael S. Martin, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Rossella Ceccarini, Sophia University, Japan
Stephen A. Fielding, University of Victoria, Canada
Nicola Mann, University of Rochester, USA
Amanda Haste, Independent Scholar and Professional Musician
Gavin James Campbell, Doshisha University, Japan
John Venecek, University of Central Florida, USA
Laura Christine Graham, University of Alberta, Canada
Kaja Marczewska, Durham University, USA
Juan Meneses, Purdue University, USA
Katharine Bausch, York University, Canada
Jeannine M. Pitas, University of Toronto, Canada
Katherine Edwards, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada
James Block, DePaul University, USA
Kathryn Telling, University of Nottingham, UK
Michael Lopez, University of North Dakota, USA
Aimar Ventsel, University of Tartu, Estonia
