Event overview
'Musicking Like a State’: Hidden Musicians and the (Musical) ‘Right to the City’ in Contemporary Shanghai
Conceived from the outset as a Chinese (and hyper-urban) updating (and transplanting) of 'The Hidden Musicians', the work that is the subject of this talk raises new questions but also inevitably provides a cross-cultural comparison to Ruth Finnegan’s original investigations. In contrast to an often-heard stereotype of newly re-globalized Shanghai as a commercialized cultural desert, my research highlights an amazing breadth of musical participation in the unique musical communities of the city. Much music-making is supported through the local municipal authorities, but this patronage is ambiguous with regard to the interests of local musicians.
Dr. RUARD ABSAROKA is a Senior Teaching Fellow in music at SOAS, University of London. Following fieldwork in China his doctoral dissertation focused on urban musical geographies and networks in Shanghai.
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The Music Research Series is designed to help postgraduate students advance their research and careers. The events stimulate exchange, hones skills, facilitates the creation of professional networks and helps to consolidate the department’s postgraduate community, all over a glass of wine! Attendance is strongly recommended for all postgraduate students (MA, MMus and PGR) in Music but of course undergraduates, music researchers, and visitors from across the college and the community are also most welcome to these public lectures.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 6 Dec 2016 | 5:00pm - 6:30pm |
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