Postmodernism and Globalization in Ethnomusicology: An Epistemological Problem, 1st Edition eBook

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Is the music world clinging to an outdated school of thought in ethnomusicology? Nercessian shows how the theory of cultural relativism continues to detrimentally pervade ethnomusicological thought, and then offers a solution that may better serve musical study in today’s more globalized world. At the heart of cultural relativism, which seeks to avoid imposing the standards of an outside culture on a work, is the emic-etic dichotomy, which delineates the perspective of the outsider and that of the culture of origin. Nercessian points out that in our increasingly globalized society, cultures are no longer separate and distinct. A new theory is necessary to account for the cultural overlap.
Borrowing from Derrida, the author offers a new solution that will allow for multiple perspectives, without favoring that of the insider or emic.
Of importance to students and scholars of ethnomusicology, this book also speaks to other fields of study where cultural relativism continues to dominate.

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Postmodernism and Globalization in Ethnomusicology: An Epistemological Problem 1st Edition is written by Andy H. Nercessian and published by Scarecrow Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Postmodernism and Globalization in Ethnomusicology are 9781461670629, 1461670624 and the print ISBNs are 9780810841222, 0810841223.