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Historical and Dialectical Perspectives on the Teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Musics in the Australian Education System

Bibliographic Data

ID2130504
AuthorsElizabeth Mackinlay (0000-0002-8756-4372, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Peter Dunbar-Hall, Peter Dunbar‐hall (Sydney University Musical Society)
Year2003
Volume32
Issue1
Pages29-40
Publication date2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1326-0111 • E-ISSN: 2049-7784
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s132601110000380x
OpenAlexW2116392456
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

Indigenous studies (also referred to as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies) has a double identity in the Australian education system, consisting of the education of Indigenous students and education of all students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories. Through explanations of the history of the inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musics in Australian music education, this article critiques ways in which these musics have been positioned in relation to a number of agendas. These include definitions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musics as types of Australian music, as ethnomusicological objects, as examples of postcolonial discourse, and as empowerment for Indigenous students. The site of discussion is the work of the Australian Society for Music Education, as representative of trends in Australian school-based music education, and the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music at the University of Adelaide, as an example of a tertiary music program for Indigenous students

Aesthetics · Art · Indigenous · Media studies · Music education · Pedagogy · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · Art Education and Development · Diverse Music Education Insights · Gender Studies · History · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Law

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,27
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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