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Voicing Mother Nature: Ecomusicological Perspectives on Gender and Philosophy in Japanese Shakuhachi Practice

Snyder, Lydia L
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-4076
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556496056536201

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2019, MA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Music, Hugh A. Glauser.
In this thesis, I examine the emerging field of ecomusicology, past, present, and future. I explore the subject of 'what is music' within the context of ecomusicology and suggest musicians and non-musicians alike often place sounds within a musical hierarchy. Humanly organized sounds are viewed as most musical, while natural sounds and unorganized sound are viewed as less musical. I posit ecomusicologists conceptualize music as a spectrum rather than a hierarchy and in doing so, place a higher value on nature than those who ascribe to a hierarchy of music. I provide models for each of these views of music and address varying gender identities’ relationship with nature and the model to which they ascribe. Finally, I broaden the scope of ecomusicology by narrowing in on a specific location, Japan, and a specific instrument, the shakuhachi. I address how Japanese culture views music and nature ecomusicologically in comparison to Western thought, and I compare gender issues in Japan and surrounding the shakuhachi with similar issues in the West. I posit that the Japanese shakuhachi is an ideal advocate for the environment and for women due to its philosophical and gendered history, playing technique, repertoire, and physicality as the roots and stalk of bamboo.
Andrew Shahriari, Dr. (Advisor)
Jennifer Johnstone, Dr (Committee Member)
Joe Clark, Dr. (Committee Member)
127 p.
Asian Literature; Asian Studies; Environmental Education; Environmental Philosophy; Environmental Studies; Ethics; Ethnic Studies; Folklore; Gender; Gender Studies; Geography; Music; Music Education; Performing Arts; Philosophy
Ecomusicology; Shakuhachi; Ethnomusicology; Soundscapes; Music; Gender; Philosophy; Japan; Japanese Music; Environmentalism; Feminism; Ecofeminism; Values; Nature Music; Hierarchy of Music; Spectrum of Sounds; Mimesis; Mother Nature

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  • Snyder, L. L. (2019). Voicing Mother Nature: Ecomusicological Perspectives on Gender and Philosophy in Japanese Shakuhachi Practice [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556496056536201

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Snyder, Lydia. Voicing Mother Nature: Ecomusicological Perspectives on Gender and Philosophy in Japanese Shakuhachi Practice . 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556496056536201.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Snyder, Lydia. "Voicing Mother Nature: Ecomusicological Perspectives on Gender and Philosophy in Japanese Shakuhachi Practice ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556496056536201

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