Repatriation and innovation in and out of the field: the impact of legacy recordings on endangered dance-song traditions and ethnomusicological research
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Over the last decade, ethnomusicologists have increasingly become preoccupied with the repatriation of records of songs and dances to communities of origin for a range of reasons that have been summarised elsewhere (see Treloyn and Emberly 2013; Treloyn, Charles and Nulgit 2013). In Australia, the return and dissemination of audio and video recordings from archival and personal collections to cultural heritage communities has emerged as a primary, and almost ubiquitous, fieldwork method.Over the last decade, ethnomusicologists have increasingly become preoccupied with the repatriation of records of songs and dances to communities of origin for a range of reasons that have been summarised elsewhere (see Treloyn and Emberly 2013; Treloyn, Charles and Nulgit 2013). In Australia, the return and dissemination of audio and video recordings from archival and personal collections to cultural heritage communities has emerged as a primary, and almost ubiquitous, fieldwork method.
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2015-01-01Publisher
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Treloyn, S. & Googninda Charles, R. (2015).Repatriation and innovation in and out of the field: the impact of legacy recordings on endangered dance-song traditions and ethnomusicological research. In A. Harris, N. Thieberger & L. Barwick (Eds.) 'Research, records and responsibility: ten years of PARADISEC' (pp. 187-205). Sydney: Sydney University Press.Share