Ethnomusicology Review
Welcome to Ethnomusicology Review (EMR), a refereed publication previously known as Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology (PRE).
This is a "beta release" of our new site. It's still being developed, but we couldn't wait to share it with you. Send any suggestions to emreview@ucla.edu.
Begun in 1984 with just a few editors and a typewriter, EMR now maintains an extensive editorial board and publishes interdisciplinary music research in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages on a case-by-case basis.
Moving beyond the constraints of print journals, our online format allows authors to rethink how they use media to present their argument and data. We encourage submissions that make use of video, audio, color photographs, and interactive media. Our journal is enhanced behind the scenes by adhering to OAI metadata protocols and being indexed worldwide by major scholarly indexing services. EMR is a journal for the 21st century!
Our annual journal publication is now accompanied by research and fieldwork blogs from around the world. If you're thinking about starting a blog, consider hosting it on our site where you’ll enjoy a large, knowledgeable audience for your work and ideas. If you’d like to host your blog here, please contact us at emreview@ucla.edu.
Ethnomusicology Review is an Open Access journal generously funded by GSA Publications at UCLA.
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In light of their newly designed website, the editors of Ethnomusicology Review have asked me to reflect on the role of the Internet in today’s academic world. Their request was an honor and a challenge I could not resist. An editorial essay is not capable of covering the myriad facets of the topic. Discussing a few matters of our digital age, however, could be useful, particularly within the context of a professional journal such as EMR, a long-established and respected publication....
We'll come in low out of the rising sun and about a mile out, we'll put on the music. — General Kilgore, Apocalypse NowWith a nod to war, technology, cinema, music, and entertainment, Steve Goodman begins his transdisciplinary examination of vibration in the military-entertainment complex with this provocative quote. Entitled Sonic Warfare, the book offers a deeply theoretical examination of the affective dimension of sound; it is particularly concerned with "environments, or ecologies, in...
Ashgate has once again published a must-have book/DVD combo. Female Voices from an Ewe Dance-drumming Community in Ghana: Our Music Has Become a Divine Spirit (2009) by James Burns is crucial for those interested in music of Africa and those intrigued by the musical stories of women and female communities. The DVD is integral to understanding an important contribution Female Voices offers; namely, the actual female voices, music, and images from an Ewe community in southeastern Ghana.So why...
Editors' Picks
In light of their newly designed website, the editors of Ethnomusicology Review have asked me to reflect on the role of the Internet in today’s academic world. Their request was an honor and a challenge I could not resist. An...
"General Generations" by A Tribe Called RedThe audio above is the result of a collaborative effort between A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) and Ethnomusicology Review (EMR) editor Nolan Warden. ATCR is a DJ collective from Ottawa, Ontario that...
Much has been written on the subject of Cuban popular music, although most of this literature is in Spanish and tends to be written from a popular or journalistic rather than scholarly perspective. The usefulness of this material and the...
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EMR Submissions
We are currently accepting submissions for the 2012 issue of EMR.
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Ethnomusicology Review
UCLA, 2539 Schoenberg
Box 951657
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1657
E-mail: emreview@ucla.edu
