This volume charts a new frontier of applied ethnomusicology by highlighting the role of music in both inciting and resolving a spectrum of social and political conflicts in the contemporary world. Examining the materials and practices of music-making, contributors detail how music and performance are deployed to critique power structures and to nurture cultural awareness among communities in conflict. The essays here range from musicological studies to ethnographic analyses to accounts of practical interventions that could serve as models for conflict resolution. Music and Conflict reveals how musical texts are manipulated by opposing groups to promote conflict and how music can be utilized to advance conflict resolution. Speaking to the cultural implications of globalization and pointing out how music can promote a shared musical heritage across borders, the essays discuss the music of Albania, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, North and South Korea, Uganda, the United States, and the former Yugoslavia. The volume also includes dozens of illustrations, including photos, maps, and musical scores. Contributors are Samuel Araujo, William Beeman, Stephen Blum, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, David Cooper, Keith Howard, Inna Naroditskaya, John Morgan O'Connell, Svanibor Pettan, Anne K. Rasmussen, Adelaida Reyes, Anthony Seeger, Jane C. Sugarman, and Britta Sweers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-13
9780252077388
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106407836
Product Key Features
Book Title
Music and Conflict
Author
Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, John Morgan O'Connell
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Music
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
John Morgan O'Connell, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco