Mahesh Radhakrishnan
Biographic Data
| ID | 907605 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mahesh Radhakrishnan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mahesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Radhakrishnan |
| SIGNATURE | RADHAKRISHNAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4611-9918 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Value of Ethnographic Research on Music
Musical performances are at the heart of many significant cultural events and often represent and affirm distinct cultural identities. Ethnographic research on music thus provides an important lens through which to understand distinct cultural worlds. In this introductory article we consider the value of research on music—for the communities for whom it is a highly valued form of cultural expression and for the produced understandings of peoples'…
‘Shake it and Dance
Portuguese Burghers are a minority ethnic community in Sri Lanka who speak an endangered creole language, Sri Lanka Portuguese (SLP). This paper explores the way Portuguese Burgher identities are articulated in their main performance tradition: a syncretic quadrille dance known as káfriinha. This dance is an important social dance which is embedded in the proceedings of wedding celebrations and other formal events and is a prominent expression of…
South Indian Carnatic singing and Irish Sean-nós - an ethnographic, musical and linguistic comparison
Despite sharing some interesting linguistic and possible cultural connections from a very distant past, South Indian and Irish musical cultures have emerged from highly distinct contexts and influences. Drawing on doctoral field research within the respective traditions as practiced in Australia as well as experience as a student and performer, this paper presents a comparison of Carnatic and Sean-nós singing from the perspectives of anthropology…
City in/as graffiti. Chennai's many cities
City in/as graffiti. Chennai's many cities
South Indian Carnatic singing and Irish Sean-nós - an ethnographic, musical and linguistic comparison
Despite sharing some interesting linguistic and possible cultural connections from a very distant past, South Indian and Irish musical cultures have emerged from highly distinct contexts and influences. Drawing on doctoral field research within the respective traditions as practiced in Australia as well as experience as a student and performer, this paper presents a comparison of Carnatic and Sean-nós singing from the perspectives of anthropology…
The Value of Ethnographic Research on Music
Musical performances are at the heart of many significant cultural events and often represent and affirm distinct cultural identities. Ethnographic research on music thus provides an important lens through which to understand distinct cultural worlds. In this introductory article we consider the value of research on music—for the communities for whom it is a highly valued form of cultural expression and for the produced understandings of peoples'…
‘Shake it and Dance
Portuguese Burghers are a minority ethnic community in Sri Lanka who speak an endangered creole language, Sri Lanka Portuguese (SLP). This paper explores the way Portuguese Burgher identities are articulated in their main performance tradition: a syncretic quadrille dance known as káfriinha. This dance is an important social dance which is embedded in the proceedings of wedding celebrations and other formal events and is a prominent expression of…
Art (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works)