The Politics and Development of Tibet through the Lens of Popular Music

Dr. Anna Morcom

Professor of Ethnomusicology, Royal Holloway, University of London.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

4:00pm-5:30pm

Anna Morcom’s work focuses on Indian and Tibetan music and dance from a variety of perspectives including politics, nationalism, modern history, media, gender, and economy and development. She has written three books: Unity and discord: Music and politics in contemporary Tibet (2004, Tibet Information Network); Hindi film songs and the cinema (2007, Ashgate); and Illicit worlds of Indian dance: Cultures of exclusion (2013, C. Hurst and Co; OUP New York); Illicit worlds of Indian dance was awarded the Alan Merriam prize of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) and the Marcia Herndon prize of the Gender and Sexualities section of SEM. Her current research is focused on the economic anthropology and history of music, and her interests on music in Tibet and exile Tibet, Indian film music, and the sociology of Indian performing arts continue. She is Professor of Ethnomusicology in the Music Department at Royal Holloway, University of London.