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In this research I explore the use of electric plucked chordophones in South Indian classical (Carnatic) music through a case study of the renowned Carnatic electric guitarist Prasanna Ramaswamy. Electric instruments are commonly...
Research in disability and music is a recent movement within musicology that is comprised of scholars who have an interest in the various ways disabilities and bodily/ability differences intersect with music. These music scholars differ...
In this thesis, I explore musical experiences of people with Williams Syndrome (WS) to examine how music not only shapes personal identity and worldview, but can also serve as a path to citizenship for these individuals. WS has...
This thesis investigates the songwriting practice and lived experience of a 35-year-old, transgender female musical artist and humanities professor named Mary (pseudonym) through the theoretical lenses of intersectionality and...
Sesame Street, the longest continuously-running children's television show in the United States, has become iconic because of its characters and skits, but also for its music. For several generations, viewers of Sesame Street not only...
This thesis is an ethnomusicological study of child musicking at a community center in Tallahassee, Florida. In recent years, ethnomusicological research into music and childhood has expanded, reflecting an acknowledgment of children as...
In this thesis I posit that sound – including music, the voice, and ambient and environmental noises – is necessary for creating immersive environments in tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs). It is the first ethnomusicological study to...
In this thesis, I explore social and musical processes between participants of old-time jam sessions in Tallahassee, Florida. As an alternate perspective to the song-and artist-oriented scholarship of old-time music, I propose a...
The Afro-Brazilian martial art and dance form known as capoeira has spread extensively around the world in recent decades. Today, capoeira academies may be found worldwide in cities large and small, especially throughout the United...
This project examines how Asian cultural organizations in the United States represent and advocate for the preservation, development, and public presentation of Asian culture through festivals and outreach programs that often involve...
By looking at the life, career, and music of renowned female Mongolian long song singer Norovbanzad (1937-2003), surveying vocal principles espoused by her students, and analyzing a specific piece in the long song repertory, this thesis...
This thesis explores values, identities, and practices found within community organizations and academic institutions that are mediated and made manifest in old-time ensembles and their surrounding music communities. The multi-site study...
This thesis is an ethnomusicological study of the ways in which music creates a sense of community at two North Carolina farmers markets: the Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market in Winston-Salem and the Watauga County Farmers Market in...
This thesis is a study of the merging of gay and straight dance club subcultures through an analysis of selected nightclubs in the city of Tallahassee, Florida. Fieldwork was conducted in two straight dance clubs that have incorporated...
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