A collection such as the Library of Congress’ Archive of Folk Culture is intended to keep materials both safe and, ultimately, accessible. But preservation and …
Applied ethnomusicology inhabits a space at the intersection between the interpretation and promotion of cultural pluralism, and the needs of cultural communities to define and …
How may ethnomusicologists partner as consultants to musicians and community scholars in Native and other ethnic communities who seek their advice in helping conserve and …
My presentation is focused on ethnomusicologists’ abilities as musical and cultural conflict mediators in war-torn Yugoslavia in the 1990s. From a distance in time and …
While it would seem obvious that ethnomusicologists should test their theories through participation in the cultural processes about which they reflect, and for cultural workers …
My presentation will address how applied ethnomusicologists should consider the production and distribution of music recordings in a broader matrix of factors that affect the …
On the basis of the research project Resonant Society (1989-1992) the author invites a discussion of principles and standards applicable to applied (ethno) musicology. How …
I don’t see theoretical differences, as much as practical distinctions, between academic and public work. As the producer and host for public radio’s American Routes, …
My presentation will describe the creation of the Smithsonian Global Sound project website, to assist archives around the world to digitize and preserve their collections, …
Participating as a performer of merengue and jazz is central to my methodology as an ethnomusicologist. Evidence suggests that this approach has furthered the interests …
The applied ethnomusicologist serves as a culture broker to facilitate the presentation of group identity through the traditional performing arts, for either cultural insiders or …