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    • “Peace, Salaam, Shalom”: functions of collective singing in U.S. peace activism 

      Brooks, Jeneve R. (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 

      Riiser, Solveig (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 

      Bergh, Arild; Sloboda, John (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 ...
    • Editorial 

      MAiA Editorial Team (University of Exeter, 2010)
      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
    • Witkin III 

      Witkin, Robert W. (University of Exeter, 2009)
      I am fortunate to have as my respondents two scholars who have made, and continue to make, important contributions to what Professor Alexander terms the “strong program” for a sociology of the aesthetic. They have responded ...