Event overview
Current Directions in Ecomusicology
Ecomusicology is, arguably, the study of the intersections of music/sound, culture/society, and nature/environment. Ecomusicology as a field is a place where many disciplines come together. Ecomusicology's topics include: contemporary composers and traditional musics, acoustic ecology and politicized soundscapes, material sustainability and environmental crisis, familiar and unfamiliar sounds, local places and global warming, birds and mice, hearing and listening, biomusic and soundscape ecology, and more. Engaging with conversations in the various realms of music study as well as in environmental studies and cultural studies, ecomusicology is still in its formative period. The speaker will provide an overview of current activity in the field of ecomusicology as well as make reference to his own work on musical instruments and sustainability.
Kevin Dawe is Professor of Ethnomusicology and Head of the School of Music and Fine Art at the University of Kent. He is the author of Music and Musicians in Crete (2007) and The New Guitarscape (2010) as well as a number of edited collections, including the co-edited collection Current Directions in Ecomusicology (2016).
The Music Research Series is designed to help postgraduate students advance their research and careers. The events stimulate exchange, hones skills, facilitates the creation of professional networks and helps to consolidate the department’s postgraduate community, all over a glass of wine! Attendance is strongly recommended for all postgraduate students (MA, MMus and PGR) in Music but of course undergraduates, music researchers, and visitors from across the college and the community are also most welcome to these public lectures.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 8 Mar 2016 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
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