Critical Themes in World Music

<p><em>Critical Themes in World Music</em> is a reader of nine short essays by the authors of the successful <em>Excursions in World Music</em> Eighth Edition edited by Timothy Rommen and Bruno Nettl. The essays introduce key and contemporary themes in ethnomusicology-gender and sexuality coloniality and race technology and media sound and space and more-creating a counterpoint to the area studies approach of the textbook a longstanding model for thinking about the musics of the world. Instructors can use this flexible resource as a primary or secondary path through the materials on its own or in concert with <em>Excursions in World Music</em> allowing for a more complete understanding that highlights the many continuities and connections that exist between musical communities regardless of region. <em>Critical Themes in World Music</em> presents a critically-minded thematic study of ethnomusicology one that serves to counterbalance complicate and ultimately complement the companion textbook.</p>