Das BMBF-Forschungsprojekt „Kontrahegemoniale Stimmen in Musikarchiven (KOSTIMA): Politische Lesarten, Kontextualisierungen, Gegenwartsbezüge“ erschließt verschiedene Archivbestände mit Fokus auf kontra-hegemonialen Botschaften.

For his MA project, Paul Hußmann conducted research in the northern Indian region of Garhwal on the Ramlila, a hinduistic festival during which the epic story of the god Ram is performed over several days. He argues that every action in the fairground, whether from the audience, the performance or even non-human actions such as a cow entering the ground, has the potential to influence and change the events of the Ramlila.

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.