Shadows in the field : new perspectives for fieldwork in ethnomusicology / edited by Gregory F. Barz & Timothy J. Cooley.
| Other author | Barz, Gregory F., 1960- editor. |
| Other author | Cooley, Timothy J., 1962- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. |
| Description | xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Casting shadows in the field: an introduction / Timothy J. Cooley -- (Un)doing fieldwork: sharing songs, sharing lives / Michelle Kisliuk -- Confronting the field(note) in and out of the field: music, voices, text, and experiences in dialogue / Gregory F. Barz -- The challenges of human relations in ethnographic inquiry: examples from Arctic and Subarctic fieldwork / Nicole Beaudry -- Knowing fieldwork / Jeff Todd Titon -- Toward a mediation of field methods and field experience in ethnomusicology / Timothy Rice -- What's the difference? Reflections on gender and research in village India / Carol M. Babiracki -- Fieldwork in the ethnomusicological past / Philip V. Bohlman -- Selecting partners: questions of personal choice and problems of history in fieldwork and its interpretation / William Noll -- The ethnomusicologist, ethnographic method, and the transmission of tradition / Kay Kaufman Shelemay -- Chasing shadows in the field: an epilogue / Gregory F. Barz. |
| Abstract | The contributors consider fieldwork as an issue-laden practice rather than as a methodology requiring a prescriptive manual, challenging the very notion of fieldwork, its goals and its place in historical studies. |
| General note | Essays; most originally prepared for the year-long colloquium series "Fieldwork in contemporary ethnomusicology" sponsored by the Graduate Program in Ethnomusicology at Brown University. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index. |
| LCCN | 96012479 |
| ISBN | 0195109104 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0195109112 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3799 .S5 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |