Samantha Sebastian Dieckmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 242417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha Sebastian Dieckmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha Sebastian |
| FAMILY NAME | Dieckmann |
| SIGNATURE | DIECKMANN S S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2887-5821 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Encountering Publicness and Multiculture
This article presents an ethnography of Lullaby Train: public art performances by a multilingual community choir in Melbourne, Australia. Singing lullabies on trains and platforms produced encounters that were notably distinct from those experienced within the Lullaby Choir itself as well as in performances attended by self-selecting audiences. Lullaby Train was designed to revitalize particular modes of civic engagement but instead produced conf…
Voicing voicing
This article presents a close ethnographic reading of an intercultural community choir’s experience recording lullabies in a professional studio setting. Bringing together Chadwick’s (2020, 2021) posthuman voice analytics with interdisciplinary voice studies, I turn ethnographic ears to the voice-as-vocalised by attuning to its materialities and more-than-human entanglements. In so doing I work to trouble idealised conceptions of voice that perme…
Building Bridges
This paper presents ethnographic research from Journey: Bridging Cultures, a UK-based project that worked with school-aged youths with forced migration backgrounds. Between January 2020 and July 2021, participants and facilitators co-produced a multimedia chamber orchestra work about students’ experiences in countries of origin, transit, and destination to present to members of the Oxford community. Through this case study, we explore the transla…
From dropping out to dropping in
Continued participation in music has been associated with well-being outcomes, yet many either fail to begin or cease musical participation after limited exposure. The current research examined why individuals cease participating, focusing on identifying barriers to participation and the support needed to reengage in musical activities. A sample of 190 Australian residents (M age = 26.87; 75.80% female) who had ceased previous musical participati…
Peace, Empathy and Conciliation through Music
Building Bridges
This paper presents ethnographic research from Journey: Bridging Cultures, a UK-based project that worked with school-aged youths with forced migration backgrounds. Between January 2020 and July 2021, participants and facilitators co-produced a multimedia chamber orchestra work about students’ experiences in countries of origin, transit, and destination to present to members of the Oxford community. Through this case study, we explore the transla…
Peace, Empathy and Conciliation through Music
From dropping out to dropping in
Continued participation in music has been associated with well-being outcomes, yet many either fail to begin or cease musical participation after limited exposure. The current research examined why individuals cease participating, focusing on identifying barriers to participation and the support needed to reengage in musical activities. A sample of 190 Australian residents (M age = 26.87; 75.80% female) who had ceased previous musical participati…
Voicing voicing
This article presents a close ethnographic reading of an intercultural community choir’s experience recording lullabies in a professional studio setting. Bringing together Chadwick’s (2020, 2021) posthuman voice analytics with interdisciplinary voice studies, I turn ethnographic ears to the voice-as-vocalised by attuning to its materialities and more-than-human entanglements. In so doing I work to trouble idealised conceptions of voice that perme…
Building Bridges
This paper presents ethnographic research from Journey: Bridging Cultures, a UK-based project that worked with school-aged youths with forced migration backgrounds. Between January 2020 and July 2021, participants and facilitators co-produced a multimedia chamber orchestra work about students’ experiences in countries of origin, transit, and destination to present to members of the Oxford community. Through this case study, we explore the transla…
Encountering Publicness and Multiculture
This article presents an ethnography of Lullaby Train: public art performances by a multilingual community choir in Melbourne, Australia. Singing lullabies on trains and platforms produced encounters that were notably distinct from those experienced within the Lullaby Choir itself as well as in performances attended by self-selecting audiences. Lullaby Train was designed to revitalize particular modes of civic engagement but instead produced conf…
Art (5 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Choir (2 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (2 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works) · Music Therapy and Health (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)