Post-Yugoslavian Ethnomusicologies in Dialogue

From the 1950s through 1990s, ethnomusicology in Yugoslavia represented the sum of several distinct research traditions that, by and large, overlapped with the borders of six constituent republics: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Although the overarching nat...

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Published in:Yearbook for traditional music 2008-01, Vol.40, p.33-45
Main Authors: Ceribašić, Naila, Hofman, Ana, Rasmussen, Ljerka Vidić
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore
Cultural identity
Culture
Essentialism
Ethnography
Ethnology
Ethnomusicology
Field study
Folk culture
Folk music
Folklore
Gender
Gender identity
Minority & ethnic groups
Music
Music composition
Nationalism
Popular music
Romani people
Slavic culture
War
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Summary:From the 1950s through 1990s, ethnomusicology in Yugoslavia represented the sum of several distinct research traditions that, by and large, overlapped with the borders of six constituent republics: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. Although the overarching national framework quickly disintegrated with the onset of the Yugoslav wars of succession in the early 1990s, localized research within particular borders was largely unaffected. The triumph of militant nationalism, the sweeping social changes, and the attendant musical transformations across the region raised issues of researchers’ accountability. Faced with unimaginable violence in the name of national identity and cultural difference, what should, or can, an ethnomusicologist do?
ISSN:0740-1558
2304-3857
DOI:10.1017/S074015580001208X