Results 1 to 10 of about 212 (176)
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 293-312, March 2026.What do communicating with a baby, with an animal, and with an ancestor have in common? In all three cases, people engage in opaque communication that is far from the standard psycholinguistic model of transparent interaction based on shared intentionality.
Charles Stépanoff
wiley +1 more source
The Ethnomusicologist and the Transmission of Tradition [PDF]
Journal of Musicology, 1996 Most ethnomusicological discussions of the transmission of tradition attempt to document and interpret the manner in which music is communicated over time within a particular setting, giving attention to both the interpersonal dynamics and communication technologies of these processes.2 However, I will focus my inquiry neither on the native carriers of
openaire +1 more source
Phonographic Recordings in Finno‐Ugric Languages in Finnish Archives
Museum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 1, Spring 2026.ABSTRACT This review discusses audio recordings made by Finnish scholars among the Russian Arctic people in the early twentieth century and stored in various archives in Finland. The background of the recordings, together with their broader meaning and the possibilities for research they offer, is brought out.
Karina Lukin
wiley +1 more source
Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand: From Buddhist chant to rap
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 292-304, August 2025.Abstract This study explores the intersection of Buddhism and sociocultural changes in Thailand, focusing on the transition from traditional Buddhist chant to contemporary rap. Employing Pierre Bourdieu's theories of cultural capital and the sociology of music, this article aims to show how this shift in Buddhist music mirrors broader transformations ...
Wai‐Chung Ho
wiley +1 more source
Musikk og Tradisjon, 2021 This book is an output from a conference held in Stockholm in April 2019 that brought together researchers, primarily ethnomusicologists, from various countries in the Nordic region and beyond that have worked on music and migration in different Nordic ...
Thomas Solomon
doaj
Новые исследования Тувы, 2017 The author first got acquainted with Tuvan music in 1991, at the 2nd International Congress of Jew’s Harp Music in Yakutia, Russia. Among other ethnomusical bands from Russia’s various regions and CIS states, the Tuvan band stood out with its special ...
Leo Tadagawa
doaj +1 more source
Sing safety: Understanding South Sudanese protection strategies through song
Global Policy, Volume 16, Issue 1, Page 150-160, February 2025.Abstract We advocate for ethnomusicology—the critical study of the dialogical relationship between music and the contexts that define it—as one of the research approaches that humanitarians and peacekeepers should use to better understand civilians' self‐protection strategies during conflict.
Sylvia A. N. Nannyonga‐Tamusuza +1 more
wiley +1 more source
People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 194-214, January 2025.Abstract Ecotourism plays a vital role in both economic development and depending on the scale, it can also aid environmental conservation. Ecotourism planning often considers culture‐based and nature‐based tourism separately, failing to recognize the synergies between them, with the potential to market locations as biocultural destinations.
Alejandra Echeverri +17 more
wiley +1 more source
Transformations of Tonality: A Longitudinal Study of Yodeling in the Muotatal Valley, Central Switzerland [PDF]
Analytical Approaches to World Music, 2020 This paper examines the transformation of tonalities in the Central Switzerland village of Muotatal, a small region attracting the focus of ethnomusicologists for harboring and conserving a unique style of yodel, called juuz.
Wey, Yannick
doaj
Corpus Studies and ‘Close Listening’
Music Analysis, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 191-246, July 2024.ABSTRACT This article provides a detailed response to Markus Neuwirth and Martin Rohrmeier's article ‘Wie wissenschaftlich muss Musiktheorie sein?’, published in the Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie in 2016. I undertake to nuance their call for the wholesale adoption of machine‐assisted corpus‐based methods in music theory through a ...
NATHAN JOHN MARTIN
wiley +1 more source