Imagined Engagements: Interpreting the Musical Relationship with the Canadian North
In this article, we extend Benedict Anderson’s notion of imagined communities to examine the idea of an “imagined engagement” between or among people and groups that have not met. These imagined engagements include a blurring of temporal lines, as one group “interacts” with another’s past, present,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2d23c68d199048d1bc86bfb03eff305f 2023-05-15T16:55:08+02:00 Imagined Engagements: Interpreting the Musical Relationship with the Canadian North Jeffrey van den Scott Lisa-Jo K. van den Scott 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.07 https://doaj.org/article/2d23c68d199048d1bc86bfb03eff305f EN eng Lodz University Press https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/qualit/article/view/4953 https://doaj.org/toc/1733-8077 1733-8077 doi:10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.07 https://doaj.org/article/2d23c68d199048d1bc86bfb03eff305f Qualitative Sociology Review, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 90-104 (2019) Imagined Engagement Music Musical Language Interaction Order Inuit Sociology (General) HM401-1281 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.07 2022-12-31T13:07:01Z In this article, we extend Benedict Anderson’s notion of imagined communities to examine the idea of an “imagined engagement” between or among people and groups that have not met. These imagined engagements include a blurring of temporal lines, as one group “interacts” with another’s past, present, or future. Imagined engagements are a form of failed interaction, and, as such, have their place in Goffman’s interaction order. We argue that musical language can comprise a meeting point of these engagements. We then demonstrate how two composers—one historic and one contemporary—have used the musical cultures of an Othered people, with a focus on Indigenous America, in an attempt to create a sense of community and common ties between the West and these Others—a sense of community in which the Othered have no part. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Benedict ENVELOPE(-66.585,-66.585,-66.157,-66.157) Qualitative Sociology Review 15 2 90 104 |
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In this article, we extend Benedict Anderson’s notion of imagined communities to examine the idea of an “imagined engagement” between or among people and groups that have not met. These imagined engagements include a blurring of temporal lines, as one group “interacts” with another’s past, present, or future. Imagined engagements are a form of failed interaction, and, as such, have their place in Goffman’s interaction order. We argue that musical language can comprise a meeting point of these engagements. We then demonstrate how two composers—one historic and one contemporary—have used the musical cultures of an Othered people, with a focus on Indigenous America, in an attempt to create a sense of community and common ties between the West and these Others—a sense of community in which the Othered have no part. |
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