MAiA, Volume 2, Number 2
Welcome to the fourth issue of Music and Arts in Action (MAiA). This is the first in an annual series of themed issues published by MAiA, and focuses on the role of the arts and music in conflict transformation and peace building. We are delighted to have received manuscripts on a wide range of topics that highlight different aspects of this theme and together make a robust contribution to empirical work in this emerging research area.
Recent Submissions
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Applied ethnomusicology: bridging research and action
(University of Exeter, 2010)This article provides a brief sketch of how scholars may be actively involved in conflict transformation efforts using music or the arts beyond their purely artistic connotations. Here I will explore the ways in which ... -
“Filling out the forms was a nightmare”: project evaluation and the reflective practitioner in community theatre in Contemporary Northern Ireland
(University of Exeter, 2010)Since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, large sums have been invested in community theatre projects in Northern Ireland, in the interests of conflict transformation and peace building. While this injection of funds has ... -
“Peace, Salaam, Shalom”: functions of collective singing in U.S. peace activism
(University of Exeter, 15 February 2010)This article adds to the emerging literature on music and conflict transformation by highlighting the use of collective singing by U.S. peace activists when engaged in various peace movement activities. Based on preliminary ... -
National identity and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
(University of Exeter, 22 May 2010)This article examines the role of national identity in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, an orchestra consisting of young musicians from Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. The article is built ... -
Music and art in conflict transformation: a review
(University of Exeter, 15 February 2010)Since the early 1990s, there has been an increase in the use of music and the arts within a conflict transformation context. This guest editorial discusses the developments in this research and practical area. The current ...