Following the Elephant: Ethnomusicologists Contemplate Their Discipline (Common Threads)

University of Illinois Press

ISBN 10: 0252082559 / ISBN 13: 9780252082559

Published by University Of Illinois Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Following the Elephant: Ethnomusicologists Contemplate Their Discipline (Common Threads)
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252082559
• ISBN 13: 9780252082559
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In Following the Elephant, Bruno Nettl edits articles drawn from fifty years of the pioneering journal Ethnomusicology. The roster of acclaimed scholars hail from across generations, using other works in the collection as launching points for dialogues on the history and accomplishments of the field. Nettl divides the collection into three sections. In the first, authors survey ethnomusicology from perspectives that include thoughts on defining and conceptualizing the field and its concepts. The second section offers milestones in the literature that critique major works. The authors look at what separates ethnomusicology from other forms of music research and discuss foundational issues. The final section presents scholars considering ethnomusicology--including recent trends--from the perspective of specific, but abiding, strands of thought. Contributors: Charlotte J. Frisbie, Mieczylaw Kolinski, Gerhard Kubik, George List, Alan P. Merriam, Bruno Nettl, David Pruett, Adelaida Reyes, Timothy Rice, Jesse D. Ruskin, Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Gabriel Solis, Jeff Todd Titon, J. Lawrence Witzleben, and Deborah Wong

About the Author

Bruno Nettl is professor emeritus of music and anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the author of The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-Three Discussions and many other books.