BFE Special Edition Podcasts
The Special Edition Podcast Series differs slightly from the other BFE Podcasts. These podcasts focus on the personal stories of individual people and call for a rapid response from our discipline in relation to issues raised by BFE members. A call for contributions will be released for each Special Edition Podcast.
Special Edition Podcast #1: Careers Beyond Academia
“What will I do when I finish my studies in ethnomusicology?" “How can I make a living from ethnomusicology without having to pursue an academic career?” Our first Special Edition Podcast focuses on Careers Beyond Academia and comes following the feedback received in our 2019 members’ survey. The contributors to this podcast were originally scheduled to speak at the 2020 BFE Annual Conference as part of the BFE student forum, a presentation which unfortunately never happened due to COVID-19. The speakers present their unique stories in the podcasts below.
Cara Stacey
Cara Stacey is a South African musician, composer and musicologist. Besides the piano, she plays Southern African musical bows (umrhubhe, uhadi, makhweyane). Cara holds a Masters in Musicology (Edinburgh) and an MMus in Performance from SOAS (London). As a Commonwealth Scholar, she completed her PhD through the University of Cape Town and SOAS (London). Her doctoral research investigated practice and innovation in the music of the makhweyane musical bow in the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly Swaziland). Cara is currently a Senior Lecturer in African Music at North-West University (South Africa).
Cara is the founder of the Betwixt concert series with cellist Nicola du Toit. She sits on the executive committee for the South African Society for Research in Music and is the International Council for Traditional Music country liaison office for the kingdom of eSwatini. She is based between Johannesburg and Mbabane.
Links:
http://www.carastacey.com/
https://nwu.academia.edu/CaraStacey
https://staceyjuritzravenskeller.bandcamp.com/album/like-the-grass
IG: @cara.stacey
Solène Heinzl
Solène is currently a PhD student in ethnomusicology at Royal Holloway University (funded by TECHNE AHRC UK). She is supervised by Prof. Anna Morcom and Dr Derrick Chong. Her PhD is on the impact of policy-making and urbanism on the development of local music scenes in new urban areas. Her approach is interdisciplinary with a focus on urban ethnomusicology. Her case study is Cergy-Pontoise, a French new town created in the mid-1960s in the outskirts of Paris (France). She is also a research assistant at Policy Lab UK. She assists visual anthropologists, ethnographers and sociologists in carrying out research on the lived-experience of people living in the UK.
More about Policy Lab:
Policy Lab Blog: https://openpolicy.blog.gov.uk
Policy Lab Twitter: @policylabuk
Katrina Damigos
Katrina devises and leads on training for the current Music Masters teaching team as well as Team Teach, a PGCEi in group instrument learning delivered in partnership with Birmingham City University for which she is also the course leader. Katrina trained as a violinist and singer (Purcell School, Royal Northern College of Music) before specialising in Ethnomusicology (Royal Holloway University of London, SOAS) where at the latter, she gained her Masters. Here, she developed a specialist interest in conservatoire environments and the broader professional music circuit in London. These interests combined with her passion and experience in teaching and music education continue to inform and drive her work in professional development with music educators.
Contact: katrina
musicmasters.org.uk
More information about Music Masters and Team Teach can be found at
Special Edition Podcast #2: Academia and Caring Responsibilities
"How to conduct fieldwork with a toddler in tow?" Our second Special Edition Podcast Academia and Caring Responsibilities derives from the EDIMS Parenting and Caring Working Group, which aims to provide a collegial space for staff and students with parenting and/or caring responsibilities. This group raises awareness of the specific needs of those with parenting and/or caring responsibilities and advocates for change to make academia more inclusive for parents and/or carers.
Georgie Pope
Georgie Pope is an ethnomusicologist, music promoter and harpist, working to encourage cross cultural exchange through music and dance. She completed her PhD in ethnomusicology at King's College London in May 2020. She now runs public-facing music events and courses for SOAS University of London; develops projects with Arab music promoter Marsm; and creates workshops and resources for schools looking to diversify their music curriculum, under the auspices of her organisation the Global Music Academy.
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