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Postmodernism and globalization in ethnomusicology : an epistemological problem / Andy Nercessian.
| Author/creator | Nercessian, Andy |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2002. |
| Description | viii, 143 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- A temporary outline of postmodernism (as manifested in the first set of assumptions) and its problems -- Kantian aesthetics -- Bourdieu -- The music-meaning debate -- A musical meaning test -- A theoretical model for explaining the results of the test -- Objections to the epistemological validity of the test -- A theory -- What is music? |
| Abstract | Is the music world clinging to an outdated school of thought in ethnomusicology? This book shows how the theory of cultural relativism continues to detrimentally pervade ethnomusicalogical thought, and then offers a solution that might better serve musical study in today's more globalized world. At the heart of cultural relativism, which seeks to avoid imposing the standards of an outside culture on a work, is the etic-emic dichotomy, which delineates the perspective of the outsider and that of the culture of origin. The author points out that in our increasingly globalized society, cultures are no longer separate and distinct. A new theory is necessary to account for the cultural overlap. Borrowing from Derrida, the author offers a new solution that will allow for multiple perspectives without favoring that of the insider or emic. Of importance to students and scholars of ethnomusicology, this book also speaks to other fields of study where cultural relativism continues to dominate. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001054166 |
| ISBN | 0810841223 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3798 .N46 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |