Desperately Seeking Impact

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Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes 1. See Figure 1. In the original presentation, I donned a series of hats to indicate the character position at each point of my talk. 2. See Figure 2. 3. See Figure 3. 4. Jonathan Stock, in his contribution to The New (Ethno)musicologies, defines applied ethnomusicology as ‘work with a primary intended output of musical or social benefits, rather than the increase of original scholarly knowledge’ (2008:202). 5. Freemuse—The World Forum on Music and Censorship, established following the First World Conference on Music and Censorship held in Copenhagen in November 1998—is an independent international organisation that advocates freedom of expression for musicians and composers worldwide. See www.freemuse.org (accessed 30 May 2011). 6. See www.naturalvoice.net (accessed 30 May 2011). 7. Village Harmony, an association based in Vermont (USA), acts as ‘an umbrella for a range of choral music, world music and harmony singing activities’. Its initiatives include an annual programme of overseas summer camps. See www.villageharmony.org (accessed 30 May 2011). 8. See www.wateraid.org/uk/get_involved/community_groups/sing_for_water/default.asp (accessed 30 May 2011). 9. The Georgian supra (lit. ‘table-cloth’) is a lavish ceremonial feast presided over by a tamada (toastmaster or master of ceremonies) and is viewed as the ultimate embodiment of the principles of generosity and hospitality that are central to Georgian national identity. It features a series of heartfelt toasts, in ritual order, punctuated by exuberant singing. 10. See www.ecologia.org.uk (accessed 30 May 2011) and www.braveheartgeorgia.org (accessed 30 May 2011). 11. Thinking About Datuna, 2010. Copy of video documentary provided by Madge Bray and Thornlie School. 12. Edisher first visited the United Kingdom in 1994 at the invitation of the Centre for Performance Research, then based in Cardiff, together with his colleague Joseph Jordania. He returned many times in the years that followed to lead Georgian singing workshops in different parts of the country. At the time of his death in 1998, he was working on the book 99 Georgian Songs, conceived as a workbook ‘for singers in the west’ and later published by Black Mountain Press (Mills 2004 Mills , Joan with an introduction by Edisher Garakanidze 2004. 99 Georgian Songs: A Collection of Traditional Folk, Church and Urban Songs from Georgia. Aberystwyth: Black Mountain Press. [Google Scholar]). 13. BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, is the United Kingdom's leading independent charity working with the film, television and video games industries, whose remit is to ‘support, develop and promote the art forms of the moving image, by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public’. Its annual award ceremonies—the British equivalent of the Oscars—are held at the Royal Opera House and attract extensive media coverage. 14. This questionnaire was distributed to participants following a second version of this ‘paper’ given at the University of Manchester in March 2011. The presentation on this occasion bore the subheading ‘An Investigation into the Impact of Research Activity within the Subject of Music, Drama, Dance and the Performing Arts, and into the Impact of the Impact Agenda on the Physical, Spiritual and Economic Well-being of British Academics’. It featured additional contributions from my colleagues Susan Rutherford and Alice Bartlett. Additional informationNotes on contributorsCaroline BithellCaroline Bithell is Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University of Manchester, UK. She has published widely on Corsican music, with several book chapters and journal articles to her credit. Her monograph Transported by Song: Corsican Voices from Oral Tradition to World Stage appeared in 2007 with Scarecrow Press. More recently her research has focused on the Republic of Georgia. She is also working on a new book about the natural voice, community choirs and world song