Cultural Mapping and Musical Diversity by Britta Sweers - ISBN: 9781781797587
Hardcover
This collection approaches the topic of cultural mapping from four different thematic perspectives: The book starts out with historical and methodological reflections on cultural mapping in ethnomusicology, followed by an exploration on possible relation between nature/ landscape (and definition of …

Cultural Mapping and Musical Diversity

  • Hardcover

    334 pages

  • Release Date

    14 February 2020

Summary

‘Cultural mapping’ has become a central keyword in the UNESCO strategy to protect natural and world cultural heritage, including music traditions. As a tool to increase the awareness of cultural diversity it transforms the concept of intangible cultural heritage to visible items by establishing multi-dimensional profiles of cultures and communities. Cultural mapping has been used as a resource for a variety of purposes as broad as the analysis of conflict points and peace building, adaptation…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781781797587
ISBN-10:1781797587
Author:Britta Sweers, Sarah M. Ross
Publisher:Equinox Publishing Ltd
Imprint:Equinox Publishing Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:334
Release Date:14 February 2020
Weight:150g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
Series:Transcultural Music Studies
About The Author

Britta Sweers

Britta Sweers is Professor of Cultural Anthropology of Music at the Institute of Musicology (since 2009) and Director of the Center for Global Studies (since 2015) at the University of Bern (Switzerland). Sarah M. Ross is professor of Jewish music studies and director of the European Center for Jewish Music at the Hannover University of Music, Drama, and Media, Germany.

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