Critical Music Historiography: Probing Canons, Ideologies and Institutions |
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| Author:
| Mantere, Markus
Kurkela, Vesa |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4724-1419-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $188.00 |
Book Description:
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Contributors in this edited collection argue that the radical view of the 'impossibility of history', as well as the unavoidable ideology of any history, are counter-productive points of departure for historical scholarship. It is argued that metanarratives in history are still possible but systematized viewpoints and methods for a more critical and multi-faceted re-evaluation of the past through research are needed. The chapters tackle under-researched and non-conventional domains of...
More DescriptionContributors in this edited collection argue that the radical view of the 'impossibility of history', as well as the unavoidable ideology of any history, are counter-productive points of departure for historical scholarship. It is argued that metanarratives in history are still possible but systematized viewpoints and methods for a more critical and multi-faceted re-evaluation of the past through research are needed. The chapters tackle under-researched and non-conventional domains of music history as well as rethinking older historiographical concepts. The result is a challenging collection that stakes out a unique territory for itself among the growing body of work on critical music history.