Orientalism and Musical Mission

Palestine and the West
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-03656-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 834 g

Orientalism and Musical Mission presents a new way of understanding music's connections with imperialism, drawing on new archive sources and interviews and using the lens of 'mission'. Rachel Beckles Willson demonstrates how institutions such as churches, schools, radio stations and governments, influenced by missions from Europe and North America since the mid-nineteenth century, have consistently claimed that music provides a way of understanding and reforming Arab civilians in Palestine. Beckles Willson discusses the phenomenon not only in religious and developmental aid circles where it has had strong currency, but also in broader political contexts. Plotting a historical trajectory from the late Ottoman and British Mandate eras to the present time, the book sheds new light on relations between Europe, the USA and the Palestinians, and creates space for a neglected Palestinian music history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beckles Willson, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. Holy Land, 1840–1948: 1. Revelation; 2. Distinction; 3. Education; 4. Separation: the Palestine Broadcasting Service; 5. Provincializing mission; Part II. State(s), 1987 Onwards: 6. Culture; 7. Dialogue; 8. Musical missionaries; 9. Conclusion; Glossary; Interview database; Archival sources.

Über Autor(innen)

Beckles Willson, Rachel
Rachel Beckles Willson is Associate Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published numerous articles and two monographs on music politics, giving special attention to the former Eastern Bloc and Israel/Palestine. Her most recent book was Ligeti, Kurtág, and Hungarian Music during the Cold War (2007). Rachel originally trained as a pianist at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, before reading for a PhD at King's College London. She has taught a wide range of courses, including Music and Orientalism, Communism and Music, and Intercultural Performance. Between 2008 and 2010 she was based at the Humboldt University in Berlin, supported by a Fellowship for Experienced Researchers from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Alongside her scholarly pursuits, she is an active musician, performing as a pianist, saxophonist and 'ud player.