Article
What Is This Lahu Thing Called Love?
Antrhopology News website
(2019)
Abstract
As the music video begins, we see a young man waiting anxiously, peering through a gate. A young woman appears at the top of a set of outdoor stairs, opens a gate, and joins the young man as the first lyric, Aw vi pa o naw hta ha ja(elder brother [common reference for a boyfriend or spouse] I love you very much) appears on the screen. So begins a Lahu-language pop music video with over 105,000 views on YouTube. This video, and others like it, present the audience with a genre of love story which, I argue, is very Lahu.
Keywords
- Lahu,
- Lahu-language
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 28, 2019
DOI
10.1111/AN.1078
Publisher Statement
© 2019 American Anthropological Association
Citation Information
Pine, Judith M. S. 2019. “What Is This Lahu Thing Called Love?” Anthropology News website, January 28, 2019. DOI: 10.1111/AN.1078