November 7, 2022
Increased Honorarium Funding Available
By Kristina Nielsen, Jessie Vallejo, Christopher Witulski
The World Music Textbook is a new collaborative effort to create a free and broadly accessible resource for the general public, educators, students, and researchers alike. Its open collections of scholarly, peer-reviewed writing and multimedia materials focus on increasing access to underrepresented voices, writing styles, and audiences, all with undergraduate students and a broad readership in mind.
January 3, 2023
By Ryan Koons
This article provides an overview of critical issues regarding music in archives.
Ethnomusicology / Music Notes
March 10, 2022
By Kristina Nielsen, Jessie Vallejo
This article offers an overview of musical nationalism. It considers how states have used music as a political tool as well as the ways in which communities have employed music to reject national identities and challenge nation-states.
Activism / Immigration / Music Notes / Nationalism / Politics / Global
March 10, 2022
By Kristina Nielsen, Jessie Vallejo
This is an annotated playlist on the topic of music and nationalism. It can be used to accompany the World Music Textbook article "Music and Nationalism."
Activism / Immigration / Music Notes / Nationalism / Playlist / Politics / Global
May 5, 2021
By James McNally
This article presents a cultural history of Brazilian popular song (canção popular) and the many musical genres that fall under its umbrella. From the early days of samba to contemporary popular styles, popular song in Brazil has long represented a site for negotiating complex questions of race, nation, and politics.
Activism / Nationalism / Politics / Popular Music / Race / Latin America / South America
November 7, 2022
By Kristina Nielsen, Jessie Vallejo, Christopher Witulski
November 4, 2022
By Christopher Witulski, Kristina Nielsen, Jessie Vallejo
Some notes about our new and improved look
July 8, 2022
By Kristina Nielsen, Jessie Vallejo, Christopher Witulski
March 15, 2022
By Jessie Vallejo, Kristina Nielsen, Christopher Witulski
Launching the a new series