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A Renaissance Man

Kekenadze Gustafsson, Iveri (2024) MUUM04 20241
Malmö Academy of Music
Abstract (Swedish)
Modern-day opportunities allow musicians to divert from normalised, widespread
perceptions of their artistic needs and pursue diverse career paths. This thesis uses
autoethnographic methods to explore a classical pianist's navigation between contrasting
fields, such as international relations, higher education management, and music and
performance.
Artistic citizenship and discourse theory have been used as the theoretical framework of
this inquiry. The objective is to draw a holistic picture through a musician’s self-reflection
on professional decisions. Various projects and artistic and academic activities are
analysed, and the findings are thematically categorised.
The inquiry asks: How do I navigate between diverse academic... (More)
Modern-day opportunities allow musicians to divert from normalised, widespread
perceptions of their artistic needs and pursue diverse career paths. This thesis uses
autoethnographic methods to explore a classical pianist's navigation between contrasting
fields, such as international relations, higher education management, and music and
performance.
Artistic citizenship and discourse theory have been used as the theoretical framework of
this inquiry. The objective is to draw a holistic picture through a musician’s self-reflection
on professional decisions. Various projects and artistic and academic activities are
analysed, and the findings are thematically categorised.
The inquiry asks: How do I navigate between diverse academic and professional paths?
To what extent and in what way is my identity as a classical pianist shaped based on the
unorthodox nature of my career choices? The paper outlines short- and long-term
challenges, such as time limitations and ambiguity in relation to belonging and identity,
as well as opportunities: wider network, unique experiences and diverse connections. (Less)
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author
Kekenadze Gustafsson, Iveri
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An Inquiry into a Musician’s Unorthodox Career Choices and Navigating between Contrasting Fields
course
MUUM04 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
pianist, artistic citizenship, career choices, identity
language
English
id
9171799
date added to LUP
2024-08-15 13:06:38
date last changed
2024-08-15 13:06:38
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  abstract     = {{Modern-day opportunities allow musicians to divert from normalised, widespread
perceptions of their artistic needs and pursue diverse career paths. This thesis uses
autoethnographic methods to explore a classical pianist's navigation between contrasting
fields, such as international relations, higher education management, and music and
performance.
Artistic citizenship and discourse theory have been used as the theoretical framework of
this inquiry. The objective is to draw a holistic picture through a musician’s self-reflection
on professional decisions. Various projects and artistic and academic activities are
analysed, and the findings are thematically categorised.
The inquiry asks: How do I navigate between diverse academic and professional paths?
To what extent and in what way is my identity as a classical pianist shaped based on the
unorthodox nature of my career choices? The paper outlines short- and long-term
challenges, such as time limitations and ambiguity in relation to belonging and identity,
as well as opportunities: wider network, unique experiences and diverse connections.}},
  author       = {{Kekenadze Gustafsson, Iveri}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A Renaissance Man}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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