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Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology

By Gregory F. Barz , Timothy J. Cooley

Book information

Year
1996
ISBN
9780195109115, 9781423741282, 0195109112, 0195109104, 9780195109108
LCC
ML3799 .S5 1997
Open Library ID
OL7388002M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17338588 bytes)
Pages
256\256
Topic
Art Music: Guitar
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

What are the new directions in ethnomusicological fieldwork? Will fieldwork continue as an integral part of ethnomusicological theory and method? This is the first book by ethnomusicologists to consider fieldwork as an issue-laden practice, rather than as a methodology requiring a prescriptive manual. The volume's contributors challenge the very notion of fieldwork: its goals, the nature of knowledge gained, and the place of fieldwork in historical studies. Designed to encourage dialogue between ethnomusicology, anthropology, and other fields that involve fieldwork, it highlights the unique ways in which ethnographic fieldwork can contribute to transcultural understanding.

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