Abstract
Abstract While ethnomusicologists have long acknowledged ethnography’s problematic intellectual heritage, as well as the power asymmetries that arise in the field, they don’t always consider the power and longevity of the ethnographic processes they set into motion. This article, the 2018 Charles Seeger Lecture, revised for publication, takes into account the impact of the lived experience that reshapes both the ethnographer’s and research associate’s perceptions over time. The article charts the challenges of studying individuals and communities in flux, especially those from environments torn by persecution and violence. It focuses on the ethnomusicological life cycle, the oral traditions of fieldwork, and ethnomusicological engagement in the field and after the ethnographic experience concludes.
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