Article

Radical Ethnomusicology: Towards a politics of "No Borders" and “insurgent musical citizenship”–Calais, Dunkerque and Kurdistan

Ed Emery

Published in: Ethnomusicology Ireland 5 (2017)

Pages: 49-75 | Published Online: July 2017

https://doi.org/10.64208/BPJV9270

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is threefold. It begins with a brief mapping of significant contours of applied ethnomusicology. It then moves to look at song and dance in the contexts of Kurdish refugeedom / migration, and considers the role of song and dance in the Syrian uprising. It argues for song, music and dance as a fundamental human right. Finally, it explores the possibilities of radical ethnomusicological action, based on framing concepts of “radical ethnomusicology” and “insurgent musical citizenship”. The piece is in the form of field notes, and like Caesar's Gaul, it divides into three parts: (1) the general concept; (2) some practical examples and concrete situations; and (3) definitions and future projects.

Keywords: Radical ethnomusicology, Kurdish refugeedom, music, migration, insurgent musical citizenship, SOAS

Author: Ed Emery