{"product_id":"a-feminist-ethnomusicology-9780252038495","title":"A Feminist Ethnomusicology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects material from mid-1970s through 2010 to trace the evolution of ethnomusicological thinking about women, gender, and music, offering a perspective of how questions emerged and changed in those years, as well as Koskoff's reassessment of the early years and development of the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the clearest overviews of the history of feminist and gender studies--in general and in the specific domains of musicology, ethnomusicology, and anthropology--that I have read. The bibliography alone is worth the price of admission.\"--Margaret Sarkissian, author of \u003ci\u003eD'Albquerque's Children: Performing Tradition in Malaysia's Portuguese Settlement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A clear summary of key ideas and pioneering books and presents illuminating descriptions and definitions of central concepts and terms.  This book is valuable for its depth and fluent writing.  Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This volume represents 40 years of research and writing by one of the most influential ethnomusicologists in the discipline. . . . One of the characteristic features of this book is the author's voice, captured in a writing style built on a candour that draws the reader into the heart of the narrative. . . . This is a personal (and intellectually rigorous) account-- one filled with hilarious anecdotes, personal misgivings, and candid admissions of doubt. . . . Stylistically accessible while theoretically sophisticated, the book also is suitable for a wider readership interested in feminism, gender studies, and music.\" --\u003ci\u003eEthnomusicology Forum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An accessible and engaging reflection on the contribution of feminist scholarship to ethnomusicology from the early 1970s to 2012.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A scholarly book rarely satisfies the academic reviewer fully, as one publication scarcely can cover all relevant ground in its field(s) of research. Ellen Koskoff’s \u003ci\u003eA Feminist Ethnomusicology\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring exception: I strongly encourage scholars and students interested in music, anthropology, gender, and feminist scholarship to read it.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An essential and flagship book to research in ethnomusicology.\"--\u003ci\u003eMUSICultures\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400431280471,"sku":"9780252038495","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252038495.jpg?v=1730470665","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-feminist-ethnomusicology-9780252038495","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}