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Book SynopsisOver the past twenty years, a range of radical developments has revolutionized musicology, leading certain practitioners to describe their discipline as ''New.'' What has happened to ethnomusicology during this period? Have its theories, methodologies, and values remain rooted in the 1970s and 1980s or have they also transformed? What directions might or should it take in the new millennium? The New (Ethno)musicologies seeks to answer these questions by addressing and critically examining key issues in contemporary ethnomusicology. Set in two parts, the volume explores ethnomusicology''s shifting relationship to other disciplines and to its own ''mythic'' histories and plots a range of potential developments for its future. It attempts to address how ethnomusicology might be viewed by those working both inside and outside the discipline and what its broader contribution and relevance might be within and beyond the academy. Henry Stobart has collected essays from key figures in ethnom
Trade ReviewThe book includes something for everybody. * CHOICE, November 2008 *
This volume brings to the fore pivotal issues that problematize the contemporary disciplinary identity of ethnomusicology….It provides rich insights into ethnomusicological discourses and raises many unanswered questions that stimulate a re-thinking about the contemporary identity of ethnomusicology. In short, this volume will not only be an invaluable addition to university programs in ethnomusicology, but it will also be of significant interest to the wider academic community in ethnomusicology. * Ethnomusicology *
A lively and engaging read. * MUSICultures *
