Integrating music and sound into efforts to advance the sustainable development goals in the Asia-Pacific

Case studies from Indonesia, Vanuatu and Australia

Bibliographic Data

ID8085202
AuthorsCatherine Grant (0000-0003-2952-8426, Griffith University, corresponding author), Brydie-Leigh Bartleet (0000-0003-4346-780X, Griffith University), Leah Barclay (0000-0002-3408-931X, University of the Sunshine Coast), Joseph Lamont (0000-0001-7427-7908, Sumba Integrated Development), Sandy Sur (Leweton Cultural Village)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue4
Pages499-512
Publication date2021-09-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10286632.2021.1971206
OpenAlexW3197441383
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited25

Although UNESCO has a stated aim to incorporate culture into all development policies, culturally integrated approaches to realising the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are arguably yet to gain widespread traction. Focusing on cultural practices relating to music and sound, this article explores the role of culture and cultural policy in advancing the SDGs in the Asia-Pacific, through three case studies. In Indonesia, a local project to document and sustain the music of the Indigenous Marapu people is generating positive health and wellbeing (SDG3), equality (SDG10) and community sustainability (SDG11) outcomes. In Australia, River Listening shows how artistic uses of underwater soundscapes can encourage local communities to learn about, and take action to support, life below water (SDG 14), while also increasing climate awareness and action (SDG13) and advancing sustainable cities and communities (SDG11). In Vanuatu, the Leweton Cultural Village is a community-led cultural enterprise advancing climate justice (SDG13), gender equality (SDG5), culturally appropriate education (SDG4), and economic prospects (SDG8) for the community, as well as increasing its resilience (SDG3). The authors consider how these and other examples might inspire deeper integration of culture, particularly cultural practices featuring music and sound, into policy efforts to achieve the SDGs in the Asia-Pacific

Cultural Sustainability · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Indigenous · Pacific islanders · Political science · Sociology · Sound (geography · Soundscape · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Anthropology · Diverse Musicological Studies · Marine animal studies overview · Noise Effects and Management

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