Workshop
Problems of Historiography, Ethnography, Ethics and Preservation An International Colloquium of Music Scholars
Music As Cultural Heritage
March 13-15, 2017, 9:00AM
Abu Dhabi
Past Event
By Invitation
Interested scholars please contact nyuad.programs@nyu.eduWhat is cultural heritage as it relates to music, and how should it be preserved? These are the key questions of this colloquium, bringing voices and perspectives from the international societies of music scholarship into the broader conversation on cultural heritage. In addition to fostering cross-disciplinary discussions, this colloquium brings music scholars from around the world into conversation with local heritage experts in the UAE and the Arabian Peninsula in order to discuss problems of historiography, ethnography, ethics, and preservation as they relate to music as cultural heritage.
What is cultural heritage as it relates to music, and how should it be preserved? These are the key questions of this colloquium, bringing voices and perspectives from the international societies of music scholarship into the broader conversation on cultural heritage. In addition to fostering cross-disciplinary discussions, this colloquium brings music scholars from around the world into conversation with local heritage experts in the UAE and the Arabian Peninsula in order to discuss problems of historiography, ethnography, ethics, and preservation as they relate to music as cultural heritage.
- Virginia Danielson, Director of the Library, NYUAD
- Carlos Guedes, Associate Arts Professor of Music, NYUAD
- Andrew Eisenberg, Assistant Professor of Music, NYUAD
- NYU Abu Dhabi Institute