MMaP Research Centre

Meet #MUNEthnomusicology student Reid Orphan!

Reid research video game music, gamelan, and Newfoundland folk music. He is also a composer for the work-in-progress Skyrim mod Esroniet: Domain of Lost Unity, where he specializes in integrating East and Southeast Asian musical traditions.

Congratulations to Professor Emerita Dr. Beverley Diamond and her co-editor Dr. Jonathan P.J. Stock on winning the Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology for The Routledge Companion to Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology, published in 2024!

Meet #MUNEthnomusicology student Kate McCann!

Kate hails from New England, graduating from Bennington College in 2014 with a BA in music and anthropology. In addition to writing her own songs, Kate is active in folk music communities. Kate's research focuses on sea shanties and ballad singing.

Congratulations to #MUNEthnomusicology Glenn Patterson for successfully defending his PhD thesis!

Supervisor: Bev Diamond (Music)
Committee Members: Meghan Forsyth (Music) and Jillian Gould (folklore)
Internal Examiner: Luis Achondo (Music)
Exam Chair: Scott MacLaughlan (Math)

Music & Culture Lecture Series: Inderjit N Kaur YouTube video by MMaP Research Centre

Now Streaming! MMaP's Music and Culture lecture from Dr. Inderjit Kaur!

In "Sensational Journeys: Embodiment in the Time of Aura in Sikh Musical Worship," Dr Kaur discusses the transportive sensations that arise during musical worship at the Golden Temple.

Good as a Concert, Winter, 2025: – Selections from the Evening Concert, Part 2 YouTube video by MMaP Research Centre

Suffering from the winter blahs? Cheer up with more selections from our Winter 2025 Good as a Concert performance with Eleanor Dawson, Anita Best, Matthew Byrne, and Jenna Maloney.

This summer, #MunEthnomusicology student Andrina worked as the events assistant for Neighbourhood Dance works, helping to launch St. John's very first Vertical Dance Week. Andrina is continuing to work with NDW for their upcoming Festival of New Dance.

Keep up the good work, Andrina!

MA student in ethnomusicology Linus Glaesemer is conducting his summer research in Bamberg, Germany, focusing on 1980s’ nostalgia and revivalist aesthetics in the contemporary Neue Neue Dutsche Welle (New New German Wave) scene. Way to go, Linus!

Now Live! Selections from Good as a Concert, Songs for all Souls, Part 1!

Featuring Pamela Morgan, Maria Peddle, Graham Wells, Catherine Wright and Jim Payne. 


Watch is now on our YouTube page by following this link!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mi7...

This project is a coproduction of the University of Toronto Scarborough and the UTSC Library Digital Scholarship Unit, the Canadian Museum of History, the Conseil québécois du patrimoine vivant, and the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP) at Memorial University.

The Fonds Jean Trudel is one of the most important collections of traditional instrumental music in Canada and will launch in phases, with the full collection available in 2026. It includes lesser-known musicians, singers, and dancers alongside celebrated figures.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the web portal for the Jean Trudel Collection: fjt.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/en
This collection contains audio and video field recordings made by folklorist Jean Trudel in Quebec between 1965 and 1977.

PhD Candidate Edwin Mansook is currently doing his fieldwork on masquerade traditions in Guyana. His participant-action research was recently featured in an article in the Guyana Chronicle. Congratulations, Edwin!

The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures Abstract. A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual m

Edited by Harris Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm, the Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures is available now at academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

#OHPMCSneakPeek!

In "Towards a Phenomenology of Rasa: Theorizing from Ras in Sikh Sabad Kīrtan Practice,"Inderjit N. Kaur analyses the notion of ras (flavour/essence) in performance, exploring the Sabad Kīrtan practice from historical documentation to present-day California's continuous tradition.

MMaP is delighted to announce that #MUNEthnomusicology student Arsalan Pareyal, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Comparative Humanities and Interim Director of the Centre for South Asian Music at Habib University in Karachi, Pakistan. Congratulations, Arsalan!

The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures Abstract. A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual m

Edited by Harris Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm, the Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures is available now at academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

#OHPMCSneakPeek

In “Scrape, Brush, Flick: The Phenomenology of Sound,” Katherine Young analyzes the nature of auditory encounters and their impact on our understanding of both the world and ourselves, examining the distinctive ways space appears in perceptual modes of listening and seeing.

Reviving a Legacy: Educational workshop reimagines Masquerade tradition in Guyana - Guyana Chronicle IN a thoughtful fusion of academia and cultural preservation, Edwin Mansook, a Ph.D. candidate at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, on Monday hosted a

PhD Candidate Edwin Mansook is currently doing his fieldwork on masquerade traditions in Guyana. His participant-action research was recently featured in an article in the Guyana Chronicle. Check it out here: guyanachronicle.com/2025/07/08/r.... Congratulations, Edwin!

The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures Abstract. A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual m

Edited by Harris Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm, the Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures is available now at academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

#OHPMCSeakPeek!

In “Sexed Bodies/(Im)Possible Bodies/Polyphonic Bodies,” Stephen Amico critiques traditional theories of gender that prioritize its discursive dimensions over all of its other aspects.

Music & Culture Lecture Series: David VanderHamm YouTube video by MMaP Research Centre

Now Streaming!

In his talk, "Streaming Virtuosities: Media Structures, Accelerated Fandom, and Alienation by Volume," Dr. VanderHamm explores how our online experiences of musical virtuosity are mediated by the digital platforms on which we consume them.

Watch now on MMAP's Youtube Channel!

Stay tuned for a list of scholars and official program!

While this conference will not be live-streamed, recordings of the talks will be available on our Youtube page following this event.

From May 20 through May 22, 2025, MMaP will host Phenomenology of Music Across the Disciplines, an international conference that will bring together scholars from the broad range of disciplines that draw on phenomenological methods in music research.

The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures Abstract. A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual m

Edited by Harris Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm, the Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures is available now at academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

#PHMPCSneakPeek

In “The Sound of Movement: Hearing Kathak Dance,” Monica Dalidowicz explores the relationship between movement and sound in Indian Kathak dance, showing how dancers perceive their bodies in motion through auditory cues and emphasizing the role of sound in guiding movement.

The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures Abstract. A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual m

Edited by Harris Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm, the Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures is available now at academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

#OHMPCSneakPeek

In “Playing and Listening: Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Improvisation,” Sharp considers improvisation as central to the relationship between musical experience and social life, arguing that it confronts us with both our finitude and our potential for change.

The Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures Abstract. A source of profound insights into human existence and the nature of lived experience, phenomenology is among the most influential intellectual m

Edited by Harris Berger, Friedlind Riedel, and David VanderHamm, the Oxford Handbook of the Phenomenology of Music Cultures is available now at academic.oup.com/edited-volum...

#OHMPCSneakPeek!

In “Facing the Musical Other,” Esther Clinton and Jeremy Wallach suggests new ways of understanding fieldwork in ethnomusicology as an ethical practice of encounter between researchers and research participants.