Ethnomusicology Matters

Influencing Social and Political Realities. Edited by Ursula Hemetek, Marko Kölbl and Hande Saglam.

This book gathers international voices from the field of ethnomusicology discussing the socio-political relevance of the discipline. The 12 articles draw from contemporary discourses that take into account the role of music and dance in shaping social and political realities. An important field connected to political relevance is heritage, either in connection with the UNESCO or with archives. Ontologies of indigenous groups and their relevance in knowledge production is discussed in ethnomusicology nowadays as well as the possibilities of decolonising the discipline. The contents of the book mirror influential discourses of ethnomusicology today that will definitely shape the future development of the discipline. 285 Seiten mit 16 s/w-Abb., gebunden (Musik Traditionen/Music Traditions; Vol. 1/Böhlau Verlag 2019) leichte Lagerspuren/near mint