Ethnomusicology and Research on Minorities
Joint Meeting of the ICTM Study Groups “Music and Minorities” and “Music and Gender”.
The mdw Archive Turns 25 – A Mission Statement
With the setup of an archive, the mdw re-established an administrative tradition that had ended at the beginning of the 20th century.
Ursula Hemetek Receives Wittgenstein Award
For her outstanding achievements in minority research within the context of ethnomusicology, Ursula Hemetek was recently honoured with the 2018 Wittgenstein Award.
Democratic Participation and Music
Report on the isaScience Conference 2018
Wie klingt Österreich – A Project for Teaching Contemporary Music History
The project deals with identity constructions at political events, celebrations and festivals in Austria.
Resonances and Discords
On the International Development of the Science and Higher Education System.
The Erasmus+ project Inclusive Pedagogy in Arts – Europe (IPA-E)
The mdw is in very good shape with regard to diversity, intersectionality, barrier-free access, and inclusion.
Plena in San Juan
An analysis of plena—a genre of Afro-Caribbean traditional music—and its performance in Puerto Rico.
Conference Report: Of Music-Making Parrots and Silent Sounds
The symposium "Knowing in Performing" aimed to shed light on the broad field that is artistic research.
Cinematographia Musicae Popularis – Folk Music in Film
A New Event Series of the mdw’s Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicology (IVE).
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