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At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice
Music is powerful and transformational, but can it spur
actual social change?
A strong collection of essays, At the Crossroads of Music
and Social Justice studies the meaning of music within a
community to investigate the intersections of sound and race,
ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and differing
abilities. Ethnographic work from a range of theoretical frameworks
uncovers and analyzes the successes and limitations of music's
efficacies in resolving conflicts, easing tensions, reconciling
groups, promoting unity, and healing communities. This volume is
rooted in the Crossroads Section for Difference and Representation
of the Society for Ethnomusicology, whose mandate is to address
issues of diversity, difference, and underrepresentation in the
society and its members' professional spheres. Activist scholars
who contribute to this volume illuminate possible pathways and
directions to support musical diversity and representation.
At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice is an
excellent resource for readers interested in real-world examples of
how folklore, ethnomusicology, and activism can, together, create a
more just and inclusive world.
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Applied Ethnomusicology
Over the past three decades, applied ethnomusicology has emerged as a major force in working with music, culture and communities worldwide, generating a wealth of new approaches and practices. Explicitly or implicitly, these often question the traditional role of the music researcher as merely an objective observer; they invite taking greater responsibility and deeper engagement with the people we work with.Highlighting an exciting diversity of local practices with global implications, this volume illustrates how to work of contemporary ethnomusicologists intersects with major issues such as social justice, education, representation, and intangible cultural heritage. With contributions from six different continents, the fourteen chapters in this volume constitute an important step in the international dialogue in scope, methods and goals of ethnomusicology in the 21st century.
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Forming a Collaborative Relationship between an Applied Researcher and the Researched Subject in Contemporary Taiwan: A Case Study from Beiguan Opera (北管戲)
In contrast to the practice of the one-way collection and analysis of data from the field as found in existing beiguan literature, this article presents a role-changing process used in the recording of beiguan opera with the Qinghexuan ensemble (慶和軒) in Taiwan, formed in order to generate bilateral benefits through a collaborative applied project. I discuss both the practical recording skills needed in the field and the mixing down skills employed in the studio to demonstrate how the designed interactive process reflects the needs in the community and how the collaboration aspect creates an interface with each step of the recording process, from making to checking. Firstly, I examine the recording process in the field, including microphone placement and recording strategy. Secondly, I discuss how the utilisation of plug-ins (equaliser, compressor, panning, balance) in the mixing of tracks is similar to, and based on, that seen in popular music and also on the research collaborators’ opinions, as shared during the fieldwork. Also presented are details behind the dynamic range of the suona (嗩吶) and the percussion instruments in this genre, for example the natural frequency arrangement on the spectrum. Thus, this discussion shows how an ethnomusicologist can be responsive to needs shared by the community if they apply their professional training in relation to the recording process; it also reshapes the relationship between researcher and informant in an ethnographic context, in comparison to previous beiguan research, by engaging the musicians as collaborative listeners in the curation of their own art form.
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Unraveling the Local Hymnal: Artistic Creativity and Agency in Four Indonesian Christian Communities
Local hymnals are cultural artifacts that express a community’s values, history, and identity and serve as vehicles for communal agency. This study investigates the role of local hymnals in shaping cultural identity and theological expression within four Indonesian Christian communities. Through interviews with church leaders, songwriters, and musicians, and an analysis of four hymnals from different communities in Indonesia, this study explores how these communities exercise agency in creating, perceiving, experiencing, and utilizing locally created songbooks. The research reveals that local hymnals are not only tools for shaping communal identity and transmitting theological understanding but also instruments through which communities assert their agency, fostering cultural dynamism. The study also considers the impact of colonialism and globalization on the development of local hymnody, highlighting how these communities have actively adapted and reinterpreted external influences to create unique and meaningful expressions of faith. The research concludes that local hymnals are not merely collections of songs but living artifacts embodying the agency of communities: the ongoing dialogue between tradition and innovation, faith and culture, and the individual and the community. By fostering autogenic cultural reflection and asserting communal agency, local hymnals fuel momentum and sustainability within a culture.
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The Oxford Handbook of Applied Ethnomusicology
In July 2015, Oxford University Press published a substantial volume titled The Oxford Handbook of Applied Ethnomusicology, co-edited by two eminent ethnomusicologists, Svanibor Pettan and Jeff Todd Titon. The book is an impressive collection of different approaches in applied ethnomusicology, developed through a combination of ethnographic research (personal experiences and fieldwork in different parts of the world) and contemporary scholarship.
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Sub hyca chityn asucunynga (“La voz de Suba en nuestro canto vivirá”): canto, territorio, comunidad y cuerpo en la Suba Muysca
A partir de una investigación colaborativa dirigida por el Colectivo de Investigación Musical Intercultural Subana Chibtysqua en la comunidad indígena Muysca de Suba, exploramos la manera en que las prácticas musicales y sonoras son accionadas como formas de restablecer y fortalecer la relación de las personas Muyscas de Suba con el territorio ancestral, el cual se comprende como un organismo vivo que integra la comunidad y la cultura. Dentro de un proceso de revitalización musical basado en el diálogo de saberes intercultural, observamos diferentes formas en que el “hacer música” se convierte en ejercicio de territorialización. En primer lugar, abordamos cómo las prácticas musicales son situadas en el espacio, lo cual nos lleva a entender “hacer música” como una forma de resistencia y defensa del territorio frente a problemas ambientales. A su vez, exploramos las maneras en que este “cantar en el territorio” se da en diferentes escalas de continuidad entre el cuerpo, la comunidad y el territorio. Encontramos también que las prácticas musicales que resultan de este proceso de revitalización son formas de “darle voz al territorio” o “cantar del territorio”, a través de la creación colectiva de textos en muysc cubun (lengua Muysca) y de la revitalización de instrumentos musicales propios de la comunidad (capadores). Este proceso nos reafirma la particularidad de las prácticas musicales Muyscas de Suba como ejercicios de territorialización y posiciona el desarrollo de metodologías colaborativas como posibilidad privilegiada para la emergencia del pensamiento propio, dentro de la línea de las etnomusicologías aplicadas.
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Maataw – the Floating Island: Performing Social and Ecological Change among Tao People
This article addresses dance theatre project Maataw, which is based on ethnomusicological research among the Tao/Yami people, one of sixteen recognized indigenous groups of Taiwan. The project transmits ecological problems they are facing and the corresponding political issues to general audiences. The article also anlyses the public impact of this engaged artistic project.
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Funding Festivals: Bringing the World to Sarajevo
The focus of this article is on the “festivalization” of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina, after the signing of the Dayton Agreement (1995), and the donor environment during that time that largely supported foreign rather than local performances. I chronicle a shif – from socialist-era regional festivals before the war to post-war period staged multi-day multi-performance events with foreign programming – and highlight the tendency of donors to de-emphasize local diference as a way of creating politically safe aiding strategies. I unpack why the “festival model” was atractive to local and foreign cultural organizers during this period. Specifcally I discuss the reorganization of the Sarajevo Winter Festival as well as other festivals that existed before the war and continued to produce such events afer the war.
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Epistemologies of Applied Ethnomusicology
Harrison discusses diversities of epistemology by examining different definitions of applied ethnomusicology as proposed by practitioners in the field of applied ethnomusicology. She proposes the concept of the epistemic community as a method of theorizing about the field as well as a methodology to be used on the field in efforts to analyze the methods of scholars and other people involved. From North American and comparative international perspectives, she analyzes epistemologically informed directions of applied ethnomusicology, as represented in English-language literature, primarily from the 1990s to the present. Her focus is on the implications of different conceptualizations, guidelines, and definitions of the emerging field that have been proposed by scholars.
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