Inclusive Music Histories: Leading Change Through Research and Pedagogy

Inclusive Music Histories: Leading Change through Research and Pedagogy models effective practices for researchers and instructors striving either to reform music history curricula at large or update individual topics within their classes to be more inclusive.

Ayana O. Smith is Associate Professor of Musicology at Indiana University, USA.

1. Introduction 2. Identity in Historical Narratives 3. Representational Tropes in Text, Image, and Music 4. Caricature and Character, Appropriation and Authenticity 5. Signifying Meaning in African-American Music