Guitar Ethnographies
Performance, Technology and Material Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5834348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Dawe (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Ethnomusicology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-1221 • E-ISSN: 1741-1920 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17411912.2013.774158 |
| OpenAlex | W1968933413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 17 |
Entangled in global cultural flows, but also held in place locally, empowered and agential, musical instruments resonate with social significance. The guitar is, perhaps, the example par excellence, yet it has received little attention within ethnomusicology. This Introduction sets out the theoretical and methodological framework informing the four case studies of the guitar that follow, and provides a relevant literature review. Based largely on deep immersive ethnography and prolonged study in the field, we have been especially influenced by publications in the areas of the ethnography of musical performance, material culture studies, organology, the anthropology of globalisation, and studies of the role of audio technologies in the production of music cultures. Each one of the articles represents a first for the study of the guitar. In two cases, local professional guitarists have a hand in writing the articles. Therefore, this Introduction and the articles that follow include semi-autobiographical detail as we take our guitars with us into 'the field' and further into the ever-broadening terrain covered by ethnomusicological studies. The case studies demonstrate the value of the authors' performance skills and knowledge of the instrument and its manufacture in providing an entrée into often-challenging and close-knit guitar worlds (e.g., workshops, retail outlets, backstage meet and greets, and recording studios). Yet local questions about the guitar often demand a larger context of study; for instance, in relation to processes of globalisation, nationalism and ethnicity, the location of the instrument within a wider web of sound technologies, the international trade in musical instruments and natural resources, and hybrid designs and performance techniques
Ethnomusicology · Guitar · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music History and Culture · Music Technology and Sound Studies
Description of the Creation Process of an Instrument From Design to Performance Through the Experiences of Designer, Luthier and Performer
“The Pro Tooling of the World”
Impact of Covid-19 on Virtual Guitar Communities
“Doing Right by Rory”
Cultural and economic attributes of guitar-making vis-à-vis the crafting of a contextualized gitara teaching model
The Global Charango
Uma etnografia dos espaços musicais ou
Dikopelo ritual and performance
The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar
Art And Agency
Understanding Material Culture
The study of ethnomusicology
The Social Life of Things
Shadows in the Field
Glocalization
Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe
The Diatonic Button Accordion in Ethnic Context
The Social Life of Musical Instruments
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |