MMaP Research Centre
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MMaP is the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place at Memorial University.
Publisher of Music Research Annual and the Back-on-Track Audio Publication Series.
Publisher of Music Research Annual and the Back-on-Track Audio Publication Series.
This summer, #MunEthnomusicology student Andrina worked as the events assistant for Neighbourhood Dance works, helping to launch St. John's very first Vertical Dance Week. Andrina is continuing to work with NDW for their upcoming Festival of New Dance.
Keep up the good work, Andrina!
Keep up the good work, Andrina!
September 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This summer, #MunEthnomusicology student Andrina worked as the events assistant for Neighbourhood Dance works, helping to launch St. John's very first Vertical Dance Week. Andrina is continuing to work with NDW for their upcoming Festival of New Dance.
Keep up the good work, Andrina!
Keep up the good work, Andrina!
MA student in ethnomusicology Linus Glaesemer is conducting his summer research in Bamberg, Germany, focusing on 1980s’ nostalgia and revivalist aesthetics in the contemporary Neue Neue Dutsche Welle (New New German Wave) scene. Way to go, Linus!
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
MA student in ethnomusicology Linus Glaesemer is conducting his summer research in Bamberg, Germany, focusing on 1980s’ nostalgia and revivalist aesthetics in the contemporary Neue Neue Dutsche Welle (New New German Wave) scene. Way to go, Linus!
Now Live! Selections from Good as a Concert, Songs for all Souls, Part 1!
Featuring Pamela Morgan, Maria Peddle, Graham Wells, Catherine Wright and Jim Payne.
Watch is now on our YouTube page by following this link!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mi7...
Featuring Pamela Morgan, Maria Peddle, Graham Wells, Catherine Wright and Jim Payne.
Watch is now on our YouTube page by following this link!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mi7...
July 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Now Live! Selections from Good as a Concert, Songs for all Souls, Part 1!
Featuring Pamela Morgan, Maria Peddle, Graham Wells, Catherine Wright and Jim Payne.
Watch is now on our YouTube page by following this link!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mi7...
Featuring Pamela Morgan, Maria Peddle, Graham Wells, Catherine Wright and Jim Payne.
Watch is now on our YouTube page by following this link!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mi7...
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the web portal for the Jean Trudel Collection: fjt.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/en
This collection contains audio and video field recordings made by folklorist Jean Trudel in Quebec between 1965 and 1977.
This collection contains audio and video field recordings made by folklorist Jean Trudel in Quebec between 1965 and 1977.
July 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the web portal for the Jean Trudel Collection: fjt.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/en
This collection contains audio and video field recordings made by folklorist Jean Trudel in Quebec between 1965 and 1977.
This collection contains audio and video field recordings made by folklorist Jean Trudel in Quebec between 1965 and 1977.
PhD Candidate Edwin Mansook is currently doing his fieldwork on masquerade traditions in Guyana. His participant-action research was recently featured in an article in the Guyana Chronicle. Congratulations, Edwin!
July 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
PhD Candidate Edwin Mansook is currently doing his fieldwork on masquerade traditions in Guyana. His participant-action research was recently featured in an article in the Guyana Chronicle. Congratulations, Edwin!
#OHPMCSneakPeek!
In "Towards a Phenomenology of Rasa: Theorizing from Ras in Sikh Sabad Kīrtan Practice,"Inderjit N. Kaur analyses the notion of ras (flavour/essence) in performance, exploring the Sabad Kīrtan practice from historical documentation to present-day California's continuous tradition.
In "Towards a Phenomenology of Rasa: Theorizing from Ras in Sikh Sabad Kīrtan Practice,"Inderjit N. Kaur analyses the notion of ras (flavour/essence) in performance, exploring the Sabad Kīrtan practice from historical documentation to present-day California's continuous tradition.
July 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#OHPMCSneakPeek!
In "Towards a Phenomenology of Rasa: Theorizing from Ras in Sikh Sabad Kīrtan Practice,"Inderjit N. Kaur analyses the notion of ras (flavour/essence) in performance, exploring the Sabad Kīrtan practice from historical documentation to present-day California's continuous tradition.
In "Towards a Phenomenology of Rasa: Theorizing from Ras in Sikh Sabad Kīrtan Practice,"Inderjit N. Kaur analyses the notion of ras (flavour/essence) in performance, exploring the Sabad Kīrtan practice from historical documentation to present-day California's continuous tradition.
MMaP is delighted to announce that #MUNEthnomusicology student Arsalan Pareyal, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Comparative Humanities and Interim Director of the Centre for South Asian Music at Habib University in Karachi, Pakistan. Congratulations, Arsalan!
July 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
MMaP is delighted to announce that #MUNEthnomusicology student Arsalan Pareyal, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Comparative Humanities and Interim Director of the Centre for South Asian Music at Habib University in Karachi, Pakistan. Congratulations, Arsalan!
#OHPMCSneakPeek
In “Scrape, Brush, Flick: The Phenomenology of Sound,” Katherine Young analyzes the nature of auditory encounters and their impact on our understanding of both the world and ourselves, examining the distinctive ways space appears in perceptual modes of listening and seeing.
In “Scrape, Brush, Flick: The Phenomenology of Sound,” Katherine Young analyzes the nature of auditory encounters and their impact on our understanding of both the world and ourselves, examining the distinctive ways space appears in perceptual modes of listening and seeing.
July 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#OHPMCSneakPeek
In “Scrape, Brush, Flick: The Phenomenology of Sound,” Katherine Young analyzes the nature of auditory encounters and their impact on our understanding of both the world and ourselves, examining the distinctive ways space appears in perceptual modes of listening and seeing.
In “Scrape, Brush, Flick: The Phenomenology of Sound,” Katherine Young analyzes the nature of auditory encounters and their impact on our understanding of both the world and ourselves, examining the distinctive ways space appears in perceptual modes of listening and seeing.
PhD Candidate Edwin Mansook is currently doing his fieldwork on masquerade traditions in Guyana. His participant-action research was recently featured in an article in the Guyana Chronicle. Check it out here: guyanachronicle.com/2025/07/08/r.... Congratulations, Edwin!
Reviving a Legacy: Educational workshop reimagines Masquerade tradition in Guyana - Guyana Chronicle
IN a thoughtful fusion of academia and cultural preservation, Edwin Mansook, a Ph.D. candidate at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, on Monday hosted a
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July 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
PhD Candidate Edwin Mansook is currently doing his fieldwork on masquerade traditions in Guyana. His participant-action research was recently featured in an article in the Guyana Chronicle. Check it out here: guyanachronicle.com/2025/07/08/r.... Congratulations, Edwin!
#OHPMCSeakPeek!
In “Sexed Bodies/(Im)Possible Bodies/Polyphonic Bodies,” Stephen Amico critiques traditional theories of gender that prioritize its discursive dimensions over all of its other aspects.
In “Sexed Bodies/(Im)Possible Bodies/Polyphonic Bodies,” Stephen Amico critiques traditional theories of gender that prioritize its discursive dimensions over all of its other aspects.
June 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#OHPMCSeakPeek!
In “Sexed Bodies/(Im)Possible Bodies/Polyphonic Bodies,” Stephen Amico critiques traditional theories of gender that prioritize its discursive dimensions over all of its other aspects.
In “Sexed Bodies/(Im)Possible Bodies/Polyphonic Bodies,” Stephen Amico critiques traditional theories of gender that prioritize its discursive dimensions over all of its other aspects.
Now Streaming!
In his talk, "Streaming Virtuosities: Media Structures, Accelerated Fandom, and Alienation by Volume," Dr. VanderHamm explores how our online experiences of musical virtuosity are mediated by the digital platforms on which we consume them.
Watch now on MMAP's Youtube Channel!
In his talk, "Streaming Virtuosities: Media Structures, Accelerated Fandom, and Alienation by Volume," Dr. VanderHamm explores how our online experiences of musical virtuosity are mediated by the digital platforms on which we consume them.
Watch now on MMAP's Youtube Channel!
Music & Culture Lecture Series: David VanderHamm
YouTube video by MMaP Research Centre
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June 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Now Streaming!
In his talk, "Streaming Virtuosities: Media Structures, Accelerated Fandom, and Alienation by Volume," Dr. VanderHamm explores how our online experiences of musical virtuosity are mediated by the digital platforms on which we consume them.
Watch now on MMAP's Youtube Channel!
In his talk, "Streaming Virtuosities: Media Structures, Accelerated Fandom, and Alienation by Volume," Dr. VanderHamm explores how our online experiences of musical virtuosity are mediated by the digital platforms on which we consume them.
Watch now on MMAP's Youtube Channel!
From May 20 through May 22, 2025, MMaP will host Phenomenology of Music Across the Disciplines, an international conference that will bring together scholars from the broad range of disciplines that draw on phenomenological methods in music research.
May 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From May 20 through May 22, 2025, MMaP will host Phenomenology of Music Across the Disciplines, an international conference that will bring together scholars from the broad range of disciplines that draw on phenomenological methods in music research.
#PHMPCSneakPeek
In “The Sound of Movement: Hearing Kathak Dance,” Monica Dalidowicz explores the relationship between movement and sound in Indian Kathak dance, showing how dancers perceive their bodies in motion through auditory cues and emphasizing the role of sound in guiding movement.
In “The Sound of Movement: Hearing Kathak Dance,” Monica Dalidowicz explores the relationship between movement and sound in Indian Kathak dance, showing how dancers perceive their bodies in motion through auditory cues and emphasizing the role of sound in guiding movement.
April 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#PHMPCSneakPeek
In “The Sound of Movement: Hearing Kathak Dance,” Monica Dalidowicz explores the relationship between movement and sound in Indian Kathak dance, showing how dancers perceive their bodies in motion through auditory cues and emphasizing the role of sound in guiding movement.
In “The Sound of Movement: Hearing Kathak Dance,” Monica Dalidowicz explores the relationship between movement and sound in Indian Kathak dance, showing how dancers perceive their bodies in motion through auditory cues and emphasizing the role of sound in guiding movement.
#OHMPCSneakPeek
In “Playing and Listening: Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Improvisation,” Sharp considers improvisation as central to the relationship between musical experience and social life, arguing that it confronts us with both our finitude and our potential for change.
In “Playing and Listening: Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Improvisation,” Sharp considers improvisation as central to the relationship between musical experience and social life, arguing that it confronts us with both our finitude and our potential for change.
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#OHMPCSneakPeek
In “Playing and Listening: Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Improvisation,” Sharp considers improvisation as central to the relationship between musical experience and social life, arguing that it confronts us with both our finitude and our potential for change.
In “Playing and Listening: Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Improvisation,” Sharp considers improvisation as central to the relationship between musical experience and social life, arguing that it confronts us with both our finitude and our potential for change.
#OHMPCSneakPeek!
In “Facing the Musical Other,” Esther Clinton and Jeremy Wallach suggests new ways of understanding fieldwork in ethnomusicology as an ethical practice of encounter between researchers and research participants.
In “Facing the Musical Other,” Esther Clinton and Jeremy Wallach suggests new ways of understanding fieldwork in ethnomusicology as an ethical practice of encounter between researchers and research participants.
April 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#OHMPCSneakPeek!
In “Facing the Musical Other,” Esther Clinton and Jeremy Wallach suggests new ways of understanding fieldwork in ethnomusicology as an ethical practice of encounter between researchers and research participants.
In “Facing the Musical Other,” Esther Clinton and Jeremy Wallach suggests new ways of understanding fieldwork in ethnomusicology as an ethical practice of encounter between researchers and research participants.
The price of admission is $25 for non-students and $20 for students, and tickets are available for purchase at the event. Good as a Concert is a production of SingSong Inc, MMaP, and Eleanor Dawson.
February 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The price of admission is $25 for non-students and $20 for students, and tickets are available for purchase at the event. Good as a Concert is a production of SingSong Inc, MMaP, and Eleanor Dawson.
