Music as Agency: Diversities of Perspectives on Artistic Citizenship - Softcover

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Emily Achieng' Akuno studied at Kenyatta University, Kenya, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, USA and Kingston University, UK. A professor of music at the Technical University of Kenya, her research focuses on music and teacher education in cultural contexts. She is editor and author of books and articles including Music Education in Africa: Concept, process and practice (Routledge, 2019). She is Past President of the International Music Council (IMC) and the International Society for Music Education (ISME). She is founding chair of the Music Education Research Group - Kenya (MERG-Kenya).

Maria Westvall is Professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory (RMC) in Copenhagen and the director of CReArC (Copenhagen Centre for Research in Artistic Citizenship). Her research focuses on the sociological and artistic dimensions of music education, intercultural approaches, musical and cultural diversity, musical community practices, and migration, and she has directed several research projects on these topics. Her research is published in several books and scientific journals including Music Education Research, British Journal of Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, International Journal of Community Music, Música em perspectiva, El oído pensante, Intercultural Education, Action, Criticism & Theory for Music Education, Nordic Research in Music Education, Danish Musicology Online and the Finnish Journal of Music Education.