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The art(s) of getting lost : Halting places for culturally responsive research methods

Sæther, Eva LU orcid (2021) In Landscapes: Arts, Aesthetics p.15-27
Abstract
This chapter revisits the ideas of radical empiricism and sensuous scholarship, embedded in current music education research. Focusing on the development of methodological implications of cultural responsiveness and arts-based research methods, the chapter argues for epistemic openness. The discussion is located within the author’s own experiences of course development for Swedish music teacher students in Gambia, field studies in multicultural classrooms in Sweden, and research design that includes the fiddle, opening up for music to ask the questions. Borrowing from anthropological research the concepts of radical empiricism and sensuous scholarship, music education researchers might find useful tools to approach project planning, to... (More)
This chapter revisits the ideas of radical empiricism and sensuous scholarship, embedded in current music education research. Focusing on the development of methodological implications of cultural responsiveness and arts-based research methods, the chapter argues for epistemic openness. The discussion is located within the author’s own experiences of course development for Swedish music teacher students in Gambia, field studies in multicultural classrooms in Sweden, and research design that includes the fiddle, opening up for music to ask the questions. Borrowing from anthropological research the concepts of radical empiricism and sensuous scholarship, music education researchers might find useful tools to approach project planning, to perform the analysis of the material and to communicate the results in culturally responsive forms that inform both research and praxis. By studying music transmission with culturally sensitive research methods, this chapter suggests possibilities to do more than observing and reporting. There is a possibility to engage with different knowledge systems and politics, in all types of retrieved material – and to generate inclusive knowledge building. (Less)
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Music education, Policy, Diversity, Research methods
host publication
The Politics of Diversity in Music Education
series title
Landscapes: Arts, Aesthetics
editor
Kallio, Alexis Anja ; Westerlund, Heidi ; Karlsen, Sidsel ; Marsh, Kathryn and Sæther, Eva
pages
13 pages
publisher
Springer Nature
ISSN
2214-0069
1573-4528
ISBN
978-3-030-65617-1
978-3-030-65616-4
978-3-030-65619-5
language
English
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yes
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8652ed15-f780-4de6-9d5e-9ae1e94039b2
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-65617-1_2
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2021-12-28 11:41:13
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  author       = {{Sæther, Eva}},
  booktitle    = {{The Politics of Diversity in Music Education}},
  editor       = {{Kallio, Alexis Anja and Westerlund, Heidi and Karlsen, Sidsel and Marsh, Kathryn and Sæther, Eva}},
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  issn         = {{2214-0069}},
  keywords     = {{Music education; Policy; Diversity; Research methods}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{15--27}},
  publisher    = {{Springer Nature}},
  series       = {{Landscapes: Arts, Aesthetics}},
  title        = {{The art(s) of getting lost : Halting places for culturally responsive research methods}},
  url          = {{https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-65617-1_2}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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