THE CLASH OF DEFINITIONS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF FIELD AND FIELDWORK IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
THE CLASH OF DEFINITIONS: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF FIELD AND FIELDWORK IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

Summary/Abstract: Over the last century, the concept of fieldwork and its implementation in ethnographic disciplines such as anthropology and ethnomusicology have undergone various changes. Following certain political, cultural and social trends, fieldwork is now considered more than a simple data collection method. The positioning of the field, which was mainly in the direction of east and characteristically exotic, gradually loses its validity. Today, geographically and mentally shifting characteristics of the field concept leads the discovery of new horizons and forces researchers to correct their approaches. Through analyzing the established terminology and closely related identity politics, this paper critically reviews ethnomusicological fieldwork and the positioning of its actors.

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