musical reflections of identity

Music in Israel | UC Berkeley | Francesco Spagnolo—Week 2—

musicinisrael.wordpress.com

Thursday, September 12, 2013

WHERE WE LEFT THINGS...

Juggling many identities (Jewish, and not)

Inability to describe music in Israel as ONE

MULTIDIMENSIONALITY of Jewish culture

Thursday, September 12, 2013

more on multidimensionality

Space (Diaspora, Exile, Coordinates)

Time (linear, circular, compressed)

Language (expression)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

DOES MUSICREFLECT IDENTITY?

Thursday, September 12, 2013

HOW?

sounds are not words

sounds convey feelings

sounds have and carry history

sounds have power: define space, social groups, behavior...

Thursday, September 12, 2013

IF MUSIC REFLECTS IDENTITY...

THEN...

what kind of music can reflect Jewish (or any diasporic) identity?

How many musicS?

(Also: is there a plural of “music”?)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Ethnomusicological research

an ESSENTIAL TOOL in investigating Jewish identity

an important area of research within Jewish Studies

a supremely under-represented aspect of Jewish Studies (see Seroussi, Week 1)

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Ethnomusicological research

diversity of sounds

diversity of geographical contexts

diversity of languages

MUSICAL ENCOUNTERS among Jewish and non-Jewish cultures

Thursday, September 12, 2013