SoundLore: Folklore & Ethnomusicology

May 06 2022 29 ep. 48 mins 36

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The official podcast of the Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington

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The Undergraduates of IU Folklore and Ethnomusicology

May 06 2022 27 mins

In this episode we sit down with Levi Gettleman and Elise Suarez, two of our undergraduate seniors. Our department would not be what it is without our undergraduate program and Levi and Elise are two stellar examples. Levi is double majoring in Folklore & Ethnomusicology and Jewish Studies focusing on Jewish folklore, rituals, foodways, and identity and their intersections with Ame

2022 Richard M. Dorson Memorial Lecture: Dr. Terry Gunnell

May 06 2022 58 mins

This episode is a replay of the 2022 Richard M. Dorson Memorial Lecture given this year by Dr. Terry Gunnell - “The Meaning of the Mamuthones”. This lecture discusses the effects of commercialization on the “Mamuthones” masking tradition based the mountains of Sardinia. Named for Richard M. Dorson, this series honors the Indiana University professor credited with establishi

Warp and Weft - Navigating Fieldwork and COVID-19 with Mathilde Lind

Mar 04 2022 53 mins

In this episode, you’ll hear from Folklore PhD Candidate Mathilde Lind checking in from her field site in Estonia. We cover the normal trials and tribulations of fieldwork in addition to the abnormal tribulation of COVID-19. The discussion not only addresses how Mathilde has adapted her research amidst COVID-19 conditions but also the journey a project takes from proposal to fiel

Colloquium: Dr. Bertie Kibreah: "Debate and Devotionalism in Bangladesh"

Feb 25 2022 40 mins

This episode is a replay of Dr. Bertie Kibreah's colloquium lecture from January 2022: "This talk musically situates the boyati community of Bangladesh, a network of Sufi interlocutors who engage in a shrine-based debate performance. The genre’s open-ended pastiche of styles conflates secular and sacred, encourages inter-religious conjecture, and flaunts the endless possibilities

Experiential Musings: Situating Identity within Research with Dr. Bertie Kibreah

Feb 04 2022 66 mins

In this episode we present a fantastic conversation between visiting assistant professor Dr. Bertie Kibreah and PhD student Suyash Neupane. They cover everything from scholarship to musicianship, spirituality to musicality. Particular attention is given to the positionality of scholars working from within their personal communities. Coming up, we'll be replaying a recent colloquium

Changing Plans: Research, Adaptation, and Pandemic

Jan 28 2022 44 mins

In this episode, we present a roundtable discussion with PhD Candidates Ross Brillhart, Micky Jo Myers, and Caroline Miller where they share their experiences adapting their dissertation research designs amidst the Global Pandemic. This discussion is both a reflection on how they've each individually confronted challenges and a conversation about how those lessons learned can infor

Colloquium: Gloria M Colom Braña: "A Retrospective on ¿Batata? ¡Batata!”

Jan 21 2022 40 mins

In this replay episode, Gloria M Colom Braña uses a combination of visual and written media to explore how Puerto Ricans were dealing with an overwhelming amount of current events and disasters in the years before Hurricane Maria affected the island. Disclaimer: There is a critical visual component to Gloria's presentation. You can view her illustrations in her chapter ‘“¿Bat

Career Reflection and Celebration with Dr. Daniel Reed

Dec 24 2021 44 mins

In this episode of SoundLore we present a conversation with Dr. Daniel Reed on the eve of his retirement from Indiana University and our department. Guest hosting this episode is, me, Jeremy Reed, SoundLore producer, and occasionally a joked-about long lost Reed family member. Over the course of this intimate conversation we discussed shifts in ethnomusicology, Bloomington, and Dr.

Colloquium: Dr. David Todd Lawrence: The Soul to See; The Courage to Fail

Dec 10 2021 45 mins

This week's podcast is a replay of Dr. David Todd Lawrence's colloquium talk, “The Soul to See; The Courage to Fail: Ethnography, Relationships, and Social Change," from November 5, 2021. In his talk Dr. Lawrence offers searing insight on the nature of both collaborative research and writing and the necessity of advocacy and the inevitability of failing while doing so. Even if yo

Career Celebration: Dr. John McDowell with Dr. William Hansen

Dec 03 2021 57 mins

In this episode you will hear a conversation between two professors emeriti - Drs. John McDowell and William Hansen - celebrating the recent retirement of Dr. McDowell. Together they reflect on Dr. McDowell’s personal and professional trajectory in folklore from his early days as a music major (go figure!) at Swarthmore up through his 46 year career in the IU Department of Folklo