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Thesis submitted, almost done!
I finally finished my thesis and sumitted it on the 1st February. The final title is "I’d like to teach the world to sing: Music and conflict transformation" (same as my first article on the subject). I'd like to thank all those who helped me finish it in Norway, Sudan, USA and UK. I could not have made it without you! Click more to read the full abstract.
I am coming to the end of my PhD (submission date Jan 2010!), and two more publications are in the pipeline.
The first one is in a festschrift for John Sloboda: Emotions in motion: Transforming conflict and music. This is a chapter in Irène Deliège and Jane Davidson (eds), Music and the Mind: Investigating the functions and processes of music (a book in honour of John Sloboda): Oxford University Press [forthcoming 2010]. This discusses a possible mechanism for music use in conflict transformation through the provision of interruptions.
The second one is with with Tia DeNora: Flexibility and (Dis)engagement – mobile music and the politics of everyday life. This is a chapter in Gopinath and Stanyek (eds), Oxford Handbook of Mobile Music and Sound Studies: Oxford University Press [forthcoming]. Data is collected for this paper by a young teenager who interviews her peers thus helping us to fill the 'age-gap' in current literature on iPod/MP3 player use. This helps us capture fresh insights from the group that is most cutting edge when it comes to innovating with the use of mobile technology.
My field work trip to the Sudan went very well. I found some incredibly interesting data in Wau Nour, a settlement outside Kassala where music was used first to build a community out of many different ethnic groups that had been uprooted for various reasons. The same community then also used music to enhance their status in the host community and convert this cultural capital into economic capital.
My fieldwork there was helped along by many people who gave me their time and friendly support. I am hoping that I do not forget anyone when I thank you all.
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