Sociomusicology: Arts in Cultural Diplomacy

1/18/23

Arts in Cultural Diplomacy

This summer, a panel of very interesting papers will be presented for the Research Committee for Sociology of Arts, part of the International Sociological Association, for the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia (June 25-July 1, 2023).

Founded in 1949 under the auspices of UNESCO, the ISA is the leading scholarly organization for the field of sociology, with around 4,500 members in 167 countries worldwide

Below is the abstract and list of paper presentations for the Arts in Cultural Diplomacy session, for which I am the organizing Chair. Accomplished researchers from universities in Australia, Brazil, France and Norway will contribute to the session:

Arts in Cultural Diplomacy

Researchers are increasingly examining how music and other arts are used in cultural diplomacy initiatives. In such contexts, the arts function as a form of "soft power" that deflects attention to universally appreciated aspects of a local or national culture even under circumstances that are complicated for international or bilateral relations. Cultural diplomacy through arts thereby serves as a bridge that enables reduction of hostilities through affirmation of mutual appreciation and shared humanity. Sociological theory is only beginning to develop adequate explanations of the mechanisms of arts in cultural diplomacy, particularly when it comes to diplomacy of non-western nations toward the west in a postcolonial era. New studies in this field may seek to provide robust quantitative or qualitative descriptions as well as refinement of theoretical models to enhance explanation of phenomena and processes associated with arts diplomacy.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS:

The Affordances of Musical Participation and Improvisation for Conflict Transformation

Ryan MARTIN, University of New South Wales, Australia

Beyond Carnegie Hall: Strategies and Mediations in the Promotion of Bossa Nova in the United States
Paula COSTA NUNES DE CARVALHO, University of São
Paulo, Brazil

Beyond Bellephonic Sound: Musical Diplomacies in the Ukraine War
Frederic RAMEL, SciencesPo, France

Transnational TV Series and Cultural Diplomacy: A Case Study
Dimitra Laurence LAROCHELLE, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3, France

More details will be posted here later this year.

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Welcome to Sociomusicology

For over 15 years (since 2007), this website has offered musings on contemporary society and its music by David G. Hebert, PhD. He is a sociomusicologist specializing in global music education who has held academic positions with universities on five continents. Dr. Hebert is now a tenured full Professor with Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen. There he leads the Grieg Academy Music Education (GAME) research group and manages the multinational government-funded Nordic Network for Music Education, which organizes annual intensive Master courses and exchange of teachers and students across eight countries. He is also an Affiliated Professor with University of the Faroe Islands and an Honorary Professor in China with the Education University of Hong Kong.

Professor Hebert's research applies an international-comparative perspective to issues of pluralism, identity, and cultural relevance in music education, as well as processes by which new music traditions emerge and change - both sonically and socially - as they are adopted into institutions. Born in the 1970s, he is among the most widely-published and globally-active music scholars of his generation (h-index:20; i10-index:30), with professional activities in an average of 8 countries per year across the past decade (2008-2020).