Maria M. Rijo Lopes da Cunha (ed.); Jonathan Shannon (ed.); Søren Møller Sørensen (ed.); Virginia Danielson (ed.) Palgrave Macmillan (2025) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Sven Erik Jørgensen; Brian D. Fath; Søren Nors Nielsen; Federico M. Pulselli; Daniel A. Fiscus; Simone Bastianoni Taylor & Francis Ltd (2015) Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Sven Erik Jørgensen; Brian D. Fath; Søren Nors Nielsen; Federico M. Pulselli; Daniel A. Fiscus; Simone Bastianoni Taylor & Francis Ltd (2015) Kovakantinen kirja
Palgrave Macmillan Sivumäärä: 301 sivua Asu: Pehmeäkantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2025, 25.01.2025 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
This edited volume offers innovative perspectives on the study of music as cultural diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region often overlooked in such discussions. It offers an innovative contribution to the field of ethnomusicology, as well as political science and international relations, by highlighting the agency of non-state actors (local voices, communities, and grassroots organizations), thereby contributing towards de-centering the state, hitherto conceived as the chief player in cultural diplomacy.
This volume is divided into four main parts organized along the following themes: 1. History and Historiography, 2. Migration, Diaspora, and Ethics, 3. Statecraft and Music Making, and 4. Affective and Sensorial Diplomacy. The perspectives offered in this volume offer a deeper exploration of bottom-up initiatives of cultural diplomacy through music, instead of the more usual analyses of top-down, state-directed programmes. Overall, the aim is to reconceptualize Middle Eastern, North African and Arab Gulf musical practices in their relationship to power and cultural diplomacy in order build a broader and pluri-dimensional account of these contentious relationships.
