Festival of Afghan Culture
John Baily, Emeritus Professor of Ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths College London is involved in the Festival of Afghan Culture, which is organised by the Asian Music Circuit and Goldsmiths.
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News from the University of Aberdeen
Frances Wilkins start lecturing a new course in Ethnomusicology in the Department of Music at the University of Aberdeen from February 2011, the first of its kind in Aberdeen
Double achievements for Menaka PP Bora
PhD student in Ethnomusicology, Department of Music, Goldsmiths, University of London.
News from Carolyn Landau
Carolyn has recently completed her PhD in Ethnomusicology at City University London, entitled “Moroccans, Music And Identity In Britain: Exploring The Relationship Between Ethnomusicology Sound Archives And Cultural Heritage Communities In The Diaspora”.
Many congratulations from the BFE to Stephen Cottrell and Simon McKerrell on their new appointments!
Dr Stephen Cottrell will be moving from Goldsmiths to City University in October, where he will take up a position as Professor of Music and Head of the new department of Cultural Practice and Enterprise, which includes Music.
Exciting times for four of our colleagues, for Durham University and for the Royal Northern College of Music! Many congratulations to Martin, Laura, Simone and Byron on their new appointments.
Martin Clayton, Laura Leante and Simone Tarsitani will all be moving to Durham University from the Open University in October 2010.
Conference report: The National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance in Australia’s 9th Symposium on Indigenous Music and Dance, Canberra, Australia, 13–15 July 2010
By Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg
Dr Saida Daukeyeva completes PhD in ethnomusicology
Saida Daukeyeva completed a doctoral dissertation on "Dombra Performance, Meaning and Memory among Mongolian Kazakhs" at SOAS and success fully passed the viva in July. Many congratulations!
REVIEW: Ottoman past in the Balkan Present: Music and Mediation – Conference, Athens, Greece, 30 September – 2 October
By Johan Palme, University of Stockholm
Ethnomusicology to be closed at the University of Birmingham
The BFE has learnt that, with great sadness, the ethnomusicology programme is no longer on the curriculum at Birmingham University. The cut was made despite protests and arguments in favour of continuation from past and present Birmingham students.