December 5, 2022

21.-23.09.2022 Workshop “Copyright, Care and African Music Archives”

The workshop brings together archivists, scholars, lawma­kers, lawyers, business people and musicians. Participants will focus on the tensions between increasing the accessibility of collections and respecting copyright laws, on digital restitution or repatri­ation and more.
December 9, 2022

Psychedelic Fusions

The dissertation project is about the cultural and political history of popular protest music in Turkey. It specifically looks at the cultural and political conjunctures that emerged in certain periods (1960s-1980s) and, most importantly, at the events that lead to the re-emergence of Anatolian Rock music in Turkey since 2010.
January 1, 2019

Improvising Culture

Jazz in Madagascar - The project explores the importance of jazz in shaping Malagasy society. It takes a look at bands and musicians, historical and current stylistic developments, as well as characteristic performance venues and funding practices of Malagasy jazz.